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Originally Posted by mswhin63
Just received an update on iPhone Exoplanet and Kepler 10b is way out of the habitable zone even closer to the star in relation to Mercury in our solar system.
I wouldn't be surprise there are more planets in that system, it only need to be watched for more time possible 1 or 2 years to register more dips hopefully.
I can't image life as we would have it be pleasant if the rotation around the sun was only a few days.
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The planet is spin-orbit coupled most likely, which means its rotation rate is synchronised with its orbit....roughly 20.2 hours. So one side always faces its parent star and the other side is in permanent darkness.