The most beautiful paradox of our planet is that it seems to be unique, with great wealth of life within. But at the same time, it is part of so many millions and millions of planets that roam the Universe that at the same time there seems to be nothing strange about it. Out there in space orbit so many strange planets, with amazing characteristics capable of surprising anyone. According to astrophysicists, these are the rarest planets that have been discovered so far.
Characteristics of the strangest planets
HD 209458
Commonly called Osiris, this planet is constantly being devoured by its host star. As if it were a black hole devouring mass around its event horizon. This is why it is considered one of the strangest planets in the Universe or at least from what astronomers have come to know. Well, because his star devours him, a huge trail can be observed that unites from him and even to his sun, located 200 thousand kilometers away.
HD106906
It is the farthest from its star, with 97,000 million kilometers away. To put it in perspective, Neptune is the furthest planet from our Sun, separated by 4.5 billion kilometers. It is also colossally large as it is 11 times larger than our giant Jupiter. The strangest thing is that despite the great distance it is from its sun, this planet has a temperature of 1500ºC.
55 Cancri e
The most valuable from a human perspective, since its beating heart is made of nothing more and nothing less than diamond. Its surface is coated with graphite and it is roughly twice the size of Earth. This valuable exoplanet is 40 light years away from our Solar System.
kepler 7b
Kepler 7b has an inexplicable density that does not correspond to its size. According to astronomers, this is a giant planet, as it measures twice the size of Jupiter, although it barely has half the density. of our gas giant. It is the lightest exoplanet found so far and there are no human laws yet to explain its composition.
PSR b1620-26 b
The oldest and wisest of all the planets found, this veteran is a staggering 13 billion years old. You may not have the number in mind, but the Universe was born 13.8 billion years ago, so old PSR b1620-26 b has almost been here since the beginning of time.
HAT p-7B
Here lovers of precious stones would be happy, because rubies and sapphires rain on this exoplanet. Although they would have to make a long trip, since it is 1,000 light years from Earth.
kepler-1b
This is the darkest planet yet discovered because it reflects less than 1% of the light it receives from its host star. We probably wouldn’t be able to see it even if we were lucky enough to be able to navigate the cosmos freely.
J1407B
Located 434 light years from us, this exoplanet is 40 times the size of Jupiter, but it also has 37 years around it that reach 120 million kilometers in radius. This is two hundred times the size of Jupiter’s rings.
Kepler 36b and Kepler 36c
These two, with very similar names, orbit a star at almost the same distance. One does it 19 million kilometers, while the other does it at 17.5 million kilometers. They are so close that every 97 days in Keplerian time, these two nearly touch in a motion astronomers call a conjunction.
Corot-7b
Known as the planet of hell because it used up its exoskeleton to leave its core out in the open. It is so close to its star that all its gases were evaporated, so it only retains its rocky core whose side exposed to its sun burns at 2,600ºC. While on the other side the temperature drops below 0ºC.
HD 80606-B
Among the strangest planets we have the extremist HD 80606-B, which not only stands out for its extreme blackness mixed with red flashes, but also because it gets unusually close to its star and then gets extremely far away. It is located 190 light years away from the Solar System.
GJ 1214b
A giant ocean made a planet, although it would not be habitable for humans at all because its temperatures are so hot that everything within it disintegrates upon entering its atmosphere. It is in other words, a giant pressure cooker.
WASP-12b
It is very close to its host star and so unique that day and year are synonymous on this exoplanet. It takes the same amount of time to complete a turn on itself as to go around its Sun. But in addition, its gravitational interactions have given it a very peculiar shape, like a dancing egg.
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