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Astronomers find out a "π-planet"

In a wonderful age of astronomy and mathematics, MIT  and other scientists have orbited a new planet orbiting every 3.14 days in orbit reminiscent of the stability of universal mathematics.

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In 2017, NASA Kepler space telescope K2 mission  researcher received the signals of this planet.Earlier this year, with the help of a telescope from Earth, SPECULOOS learned by signal that it was a planet orbiting its main star. The planet revolves every 3.14 days, with a pie-like period.

"THE PLANET MOVES LIKE CLOCKWORK" that said Prajwal Niraula, graduate student in MIT'S department of Earth. This article published in astronomical Journal by astronomical and planetary science (EASP).

Title is "π-Earth a 3.14 day Earth-sized planet from K2's kitchen served warm by the SPECULOOS team".

"Every one needs a bit of fun these days",says co-author Jalien de wit,of both the paper title the discovery of the pi-planet itself".

This planet labelled as K2-315b; this is the 315th planetary system  discovered. Researcher says that K2-315b has a radius 0.95 that will be close to our planet radius.

This planet revolves around a planet with a colder atmosphere, less mass, and about 1/5 the size of our Sun. It travels around it in 3.14 days, 81 km / sec and 181,100 miles / hr.

Its weight is not yet known, but scientists say it is as terrestrial as our planet. But this planet is not habitable for us; Because of its tightness and its proximity to its main star, its surface is about 450 Kelvins and around 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

"This would be hot to be habitable in the common understand of the phrase", says Niraula 

A assistant professor in EAPS,and a member of MIT'S kavli Institute for Astrophysics and space research de wit said that" we know we find most planet of universe and we can find out it by our technology and we hope there is no planets left behind."

Researcher of NASA's long-delayed James web space telescope said that it is the best candidate to observe in future.

This planet does not host any alien life there.

MIT institute says K2-315b's planet is "a delightful alignment of astronomy and mathematics.

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