WASP-104b
WASP-104b is a hot Jupiter exoplanet that orbits the star WASP-104. It is considered to be one of the darkest exoplanets discovered. WASP-104b was discovered in 2014; according to a 2018 study at Keele University, the planet's dense atmosphere of potassium and sodium absorbs more than 97% of light it receives.
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2014 |
| transit | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Eccentricity | 0.014+0.019 −0.010 |
| 1.75540646±0.00000028 d | |
| Star | WASP-104 |
| Physical characteristics | |
Mean radius | 1.094±0.013RJ |
| Mass | 1.205+0.049 −0.044MJ |
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