Comments on: Unusual Exoplanet Dances in Sync With Its Sun-Like Star http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/28/unusual-exoplanet-dances-in-sync-with-its-sun-like-star/ Space and astronomy news Sat, 21 Nov 2009 21:17:24 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Joe M. http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/28/unusual-exoplanet-dances-in-sync-with-its-sun-like-star/comment-page-1/#comment-30737 Joe M. Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:22:22 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16098#comment-30737 Why do scientists name the planets after the satellites that found them? Are they being lazy? Why do scientists name the planets after the satellites that found them? Are they being lazy?

]]> By: Aodhhan http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/28/unusual-exoplanet-dances-in-sync-with-its-sun-like-star/comment-page-1/#comment-27489 Aodhhan Tue, 29 Jul 2008 17:15:39 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16098#comment-27489 I would lean towards this planet having a solid core (my theory on some of these 'hot jupiters'). It would be interesting to see any astrometry figures taken, and to know a bit more precisely how close this is to its star; obviously inside a 'Mercury" orbit, but nothing is really stated. As for the spin sync. Possibly a polarization attraction and or repulsion; either currently or in the past. If current theory about hot jupiters are correct, then this planet migrated towards its star. Something had to bring them closer together. I would lean towards this planet having a solid core (my theory on some of these 'hot jupiters'). It would be interesting to see any astrometry figures taken, and to know a bit more precisely how close this is to its star; obviously inside a 'Mercury" orbit, but nothing is really stated.

As for the spin sync. Possibly a polarization attraction and or repulsion; either currently or in the past.

If current theory about hot jupiters are correct, then this planet migrated towards its star. Something had to bring them closer together.

]]> By: LLDIAZ http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/28/unusual-exoplanet-dances-in-sync-with-its-sun-like-star/comment-page-1/#comment-27381 LLDIAZ Mon, 28 Jul 2008 18:30:32 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16098#comment-27381 yeah I think they have it wrong as well. yeah I think they have it wrong as well.

]]> By: Jorge http://www.universetoday.com/2008/07/28/unusual-exoplanet-dances-in-sync-with-its-sun-like-star/comment-page-1/#comment-27361 Jorge Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:14:44 +0000 http://www.universetoday.com/?p=16098#comment-27361 <blockquote>Astronomers feel the planet is too low in mass and too distant from the star for the star to have any major influence on the planet's rotation</blockquote> Shouldn't this be the other way around? Shouldn't the planet be too low in mass and too distant to the star for the <b>planet</b> to have any major influence on the <b>star</b>'s rotation?

Astronomers feel the planet is too low in mass and too distant from the star for the star to have any major influence on the planet's rotation

Shouldn't this be the other way around? Shouldn't the planet be too low in mass and too distant to the star for the planet to have any major influence on the star's rotation?

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