WASP-33b, Hottest Planet Than the Star

Astronom in Super Wide Angle Search for Planets (superWASP) project had been find the hottest planet named WASP-33b. This planet temperature more hot than some star.


Base on the obsevation with William Herschel Telescope, WASP-33b temperature attain 3200 Celcius degree. One of the reason why this planet is so hot because the Main Star of this planet is also hot. Astronom said that the Main Star of this planet is 7160 Celcuis degree, more hight than the sun temperature that only 5600 celcius degree.


While, another reason was the orbit of WASP-33b is so close with its Main Star. With the space that only 7% from the space between Mercurius-Sun, this planet get the hot from its Main Star.


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