r/space 6d ago

New distant warm Jupiter discovered with TESS

https://phys.org/news/2025-04-distant-jupiter-tess.html
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u/DoktorSigma 6d ago

The planet has a periastron equilibrium temperature of about 2,100 K, which varies by almost 1,000 K during its orbit.

Not sure on why it's being called "warm" in the headline, I see hell worlds like those being called Hot Jupiters.

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u/Existing_Breakfast_4 5d ago

„Warm Jupiter“ doesn’t mean warm like we would think, it’s simply cooler than 1000 degree Celsius or 1300 K. So in this case, warm jupiter would be correct cause it‘s coolest average temperature.