Weird World! 'Oozing' Alien Planet Is a Super-Earth Wonder [ 55 Cancri e ]

SPACE.com ^ | Friday, January 20, 2012 | SPACE.com Staff

[SunkenCiv]

Whoops.

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[TigersEye]

It’s a “super-critical” planet which means that the flame wars on their interwebs are unimaginably harsh.

[Mike Darancette]

Sunrise on 55 Cancri e must be an awsome sight.

[SunkenCiv]

I wouldn’t mind seeing it.

[FreedomPoster]

I sometimes think innumeracy is a requirement to become a journalist these days.

[17th Miss Regt]

thx... but wouldn't that be 24hr*365days=8760hrs per year/18hrs=486.6666 times as fast as the earth?

It looks like you are assuming they are at the same distance from the star. The orbital path length of one is 8,700,000 miles based on a radius of 1,384,000 miles. The orbital path length of the Earth is 584,300,000 miles based on a radius of 93,000,000 miles. 8,700,000 miles/18 hrs = 483,333 mi/hr. For Earth, 584,300,000 miles/(365.25*24) hours = 66659 mi/hr. Computing the ratios of the two speeds we get 483.333/66659 = 7.25.

[17th Miss Regt]

483.333/66659 = 7.25.

Typo. Should be

483,333/66659 = 7.25.

[Chode]

ahhh yes... that i was, thx again

[skinkinthegrass]

around
around
around
around
gettin' dizzy...:-P

[Chode]

pretty much...