An exomoon or extrasolar moon is a natural satellite that orbits an exoplanet or other non-stellar extrasolar body. Exomoons are difficult to detect and...
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have been no positive confirmations of satellites of extra-solar planets (exomoons); however, some evidence in favour of their existence has been produced...
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Tidally detached exomoons, also known as orphaned exomoons or ploonets, are hypothetical exoplanets that were formerly exomoons of another planet, before...
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yet be ruled out; deep exploration would be required for confirmation. Exomoons are not yet confirmed to exist and their detection may be limited to transit-timing...
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Kepler-1708b (section Potential exomoon)
identified as a candidate planet until 2019. In 2021, a candidate Neptune-sized exomoon in orbit around Kepler-1708b was found by astronomer David Kipping and...
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Kepler-1625b I (category Exomoons)
Kepler-1625b I, a possible moon of exoplanet Kepler-1625b, may be the first exomoon ever discovered (pending confirmation), and was first indicated after preliminary...
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Kepler-1625b (section Candidate exomoon)
and orbits its star every 287.4 days. In 2017, hints of a Neptune-sized exomoon in orbit of the planet was found using photometric observations collected...
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Kepler-409b (section Possible exomoon)
method was performed by the Kepler space telescope. In 2020, a possible exomoon was discovered from transit timing variations. Follow-up observations deemed...
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Disrupted planet (redirect from Disrupted exomoon)
a somewhat smaller scale, a planetary-mass object, planetesimal, moon, exomoon or asteroid that has been disrupted or destroyed by a nearby or passing...
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The Hunt for Exomoons with Kepler (HEK) is a project whose aim is to search for exomoons, natural satellites of exoplanets, using data collected by the...
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