The Rocky Planet L 98-59 C turns a red dwarf star 35 light years away, considered in cosmic terms. The planet is slightly larger than the earth and scientists believe that it has an atmosphere.
Scientists say that L 98-59 C can be the first world that is smaller than twice the diameter of the earth that is found positively as an atmosphere. The study was published In the astronomical magazine.
The Star L 98-59, a red dwarf, which means that it is smaller than the sun, is the home of at least four confirmed planets that were discovered six years ago.
Focus has already written about how scientists previously studied Rocky Planets L 98-59 B and L 98-59 D, which are similar to size to earth and have unique characteristics. The new study focused on planet L 98-59 c.
Scientists say that it is a hot, rocky planet that is slightly larger than the earth, and analysis of data from the Hubble Space Telescope suggests that it can have an atmosphere.
If these findings are confirmed, L 98-59 C would be the first rocky planet of its size to be found with an atmosphere, so that new restrictions are placed on the atmospheres of the worlds of this size and their ability to withstand the extreme conditions created by the hard environment of red dwarf.
Astronomers say that L 98-59 C can be the first planet that is smaller than twice the diameter of the earth to be attached as an atmosphere.
Earlier data has shown that L 98-59 is more active than astronomers thought, and radiates considerably more energy to its planets than the sun does to the earth. L 98-59 C therefore offers an excellent opportunity to study the atmospheres of planets that are not much larger than the earth that formed in the same stellar environment.
Astronomers used the Hubble telescope to observe the planet while passing it in front of his star to detect the presence of an atmosphere. Scientists say that spectral analysis of light shows that there is an atmosphere, because components such as clouds that absorb or spread lightly are detected.
But this data still has to be confirmed because determining the presence of the atmosphere of a planet in Hubble Telescope data is not an easy task. The fact is that this data can be distorted by the light of the star.
Astronomers plan to perform new observations of the planet L 98-59 C using the Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes to accurately confirm their findings.
