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An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b

An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b

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An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b

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An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

Journal title

Nature (London), 2009-08, Vol.460 (7259), p.1098-1100

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English

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London: Nature Publishing Group UK

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Contents

Hot Jupiter WASP-18b: a too-close encounter
'Hot Jupiter' extrasolar planets are thought to have formed at some distance from their host stars and to have migrated inwards at a later date. These planets provide new perspectives on the evolution of planetary systems, and the discovery of WASP-18b, the closest-orbiting and most extreme hot Jupiter...

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An orbital period of 0.94 days for the hot-Jupiter planet WASP-18b

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67623443

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_67623443

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ISSN

0028-0836

E-ISSN

1476-4687

DOI

10.1038/nature08245

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