Jul 22, 2024
The celestial object of the day is TOI-1338b, unofficially known as Wolftopia!
This planet orbits around two stars, causing irregularities in its orbit, making it vary between 95 and 93 days. Although its orbit will keep being stable for another ten million years, its angle towards us will change, meaning that we can't see another transit until 2031.
#Image credit: NASA#I wish I could be more specific with the credits but I can't find the original author anywhere#if someone knows please tell me#Aaand fun fact: wolftopia has a planetary sibling#Called BEBOP-1c#I love acronyms ♡♡#astronomy facts#astronomy#astrophotography#outer space#space#nasa#nasa photos#science#space exploration#space photography#celestial object of the day#TOI-1338b#exoplanets#Wolftopia