FIVE 'HOT' JUPITER-LIKE PLANETS DISCOVERED.

Scientists have discovered five new Jupiter-like planets that are similar in characteristics to our solar system's biggest planet and orbit very close to their host stars. Researchers from Keele University in United Kingdom used the Wide Angle Search for Planets-South (WASP-South) instrument - an array of eight cameras observing selected regions of the southern sky, to study five stars showing planet-like transits in their light curve. The newly discovered planets were designated WASP-119 b, WASP-124 b, WASP-126 b, WASP-129 b, and WASP-133 b. The orbital periods of the planets vary from 2.17 to 5.75 days, and their masses range from 0.3 to 1.2  the mass of Jupiter radius, researchers said.
WASP-119 b, which has a mass of 1.2 of the mass of Jupiter, and an orbital period of 2.5 days, is a typical hot Jupiter. Its host star has a similar mass to the Sun's but appears to be much older based on its effective temperature and density.
WASP-124 b, less massive than Jupiter, has orbital period of 3.4 days and a much younger parents star.
WASP-126 b is the lowest mass world found by researchers. Its low surface gravity and a bright host star make the planet a good target for transmission spectroscopy. "WASP-126 b orbits the brightest star of the five. This means it can be a target for atmospheric characterisation, deducing the composition and nature of the atmosphere from detailed study", said Coel Hellier from Keele University.
WASP-129 b, similar in size to Jupiter, has the longest orbital period. WASP-133 b has the shortest orbital period of the exo-planets detected by researchers.
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