Exoplanet Type
Tidally Locked Exoplanet
A world with one face perpetually toward its star.
An exoplanet — often a close-in red-dwarf companion — that always shows the same hemisphere to its host star, producing extreme dayside/nightside contrasts.
Overview
An exoplanet — often a close-in red-dwarf companion — that always shows the same hemisphere to its host star, producing extreme dayside/nightside contrasts.
See also
Hot Jupiter
A gas giant orbiting very close to its star.
Warm Jupiter
A gas giant orbiting at moderate distance from its star.
Cold Jupiter
A Jupiter-like planet far from its star.
Hot Neptune
A Neptune-mass world on a short orbit.
Ice Giant Exoplanet
A Neptune-like planet around another star.
Pulsar Planet
A planet orbiting a neutron star.