{"id":9389,"date":"2024-04-21T22:56:12","date_gmt":"2024-04-21T20:56:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.turismoastronomico.org\/exoplanetas\/"},"modified":"2025-05-22T11:03:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-22T09:03:52","slug":"exoplanets","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.turismoastronomico.org\/en\/exoplanets\/","title":{"rendered":"EXOPLANET DETECTION"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">The transit of an exoplanet occurs when it passes in front of its star from our perspective, causing a <strong>slight decrease in stellar brightness<\/strong>.This phenomenon is one of the most effective techniques for detecting planets outside the Solar System and has led to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets in recent decades. 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Our work consists of monitoring these events and providing updated data to the scientific community, thus contributing to the planning of future space missions that will study these worlds in greater detail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.exoclock.space\/database\/observations_by_observer#1022\">PROJECT &#8220;ExoClock&#8221; Access<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#content\">[chevron-down]<\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/uploads\/2024\/04\/TOI-2046-b.jpg\" alt=\"Universo extremo\"><\/p>\n<h2>TOI-2046 b<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span>Host star: TOI-2046 (TIC 468574941)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/toi-2046-b\/\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/media\/uploads\/2024\/04\/WASP-43b-Astrolabos.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2>WASP-43b (Astrol\u00e1bos)<\/h2>\n<div>\n<p><span>Host star: WASP-43b (Gnomon)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"\/en\/wasp-43b-astrolabos\/\">More information<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\n    <a href=\"\/observatorio-pro-am\/\">Pro-Am<\/a>\n<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><br \/>\n<!-- {\"name\":\"Academia\",\"type\":\"layout\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"section\",\"props\":{\"style\":\"primary\",\"width\":\"default\",\"vertical_align\":\"middle\",\"title_position\":\"top-left\",\"title_rotation\":\"left\",\"title_breakpoint\":\"xl\",\"image_position\":\"bottom-center\",\"height\":\"section\",\"header_transparent\":\"light\",\"animation\":\"fade\",\"animation_delay\":\"200\",\"image_size\":\"height-1-1\",\"image_effect\":\"fixed\",\"media_blend_mode\":\"multiply\",\"media_background\":\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\",\"text_color\":\"light\",\"class\":\"\",\"image\":\"media\\\/background\\\/bg-alzado-cupulas-stars-white.svg\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"media_overlay_gradient\":\"\",\"width_medium\":\"2-3\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"headline\",\"props\":{\"title_element\":\"h1\",\"css\":\"@media (max-width: 568px)\\n{\\n    .el-element\\n    {\\n     font-size: 40px !important;   \\n    }\\n}\\n\\n@media (min-width: 1024px)\\n{\\n .el-element h1\\n    {\\n        font-size: 54px !important;\\n    }\\n}\\n\",\"title_style\":\"heading-medium\",\"animation\":\"none\"},\"source\":{\"query\":{\"name\":\"pages.singlePage\"},\"props\":{\"content\":{\"filters\":{\"search\":\"\"},\"name\":\"title\"}}}}]},{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"media_overlay_gradient\":\"\",\"width_medium\":\"1-3\",\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\"},\"children\":[]}],\"props\":{\"layout\":\"2-3,1-3\"}},{\"type\":\"row\",\"children\":[{\"type\":\"column\",\"props\":{\"position_sticky_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"image_position\":\"center-center\",\"media_overlay_gradient\":\"\"},\"children\":[{\"type\":\"text\",\"props\":{\"margin\":\"default\",\"column_breakpoint\":\"m\",\"text_style\":\"lead\",\"content\":\"\n\n<p class=\\\"p1\\\">The transit of an exoplanet occurs when it passes in front of its star from our perspective, causing a <strong>slight decrease in stellar brightness<\\\/strong>.This phenomenon is one of the most effective techniques for detecting planets outside the Solar System and has led to the discovery of thousands of exoplanets in recent decades. 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