It was discovered by NASA 's planet-hunting spacecraft TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) and has been given the not particularly glamorous name TOI 700 e.
The reason the letter 'e' is there is because astronomers have previously found three planets in the star system it sits in, called TOI 700 b, c, and d.
Publisher: Mail Online
Date: 2023-01-11T16:23:18 0000
Author: Sam Tonkin
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