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In standard exoplanet naming, what lowercase letter is usually assigned to the first planet found around a star?
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b
Which detection method finds exoplanets by measuring Doppler shifts in a star's spectrum?
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Radial velocity
Which detection method finds exoplanets by watching a star dim as a planet crosses in front?
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Transit photometry
What class of close-orbiting gas giant is 51 Pegasi b the prototype for?
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Hot Jupiter
Which official IAU name belongs to the pulsar planet PSR B1257+12 c?
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Poltergeist
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Which detection method finds exoplanets by measuring Doppler shifts in a star's spectrum?
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Radial velocity
Which detection method finds exoplanets by watching a star dim as a planet crosses in front?
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Transit photometry
What class of close-orbiting gas giant is 51 Pegasi b the prototype for?
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Hot Jupiter
Which official IAU name belongs to the pulsar planet PSR B1257+12 c?
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Poltergeist
Gliese 667 Cc orbits which star in a triple-star system?
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Gliese 667 C
About how many Earth days is Kepler-62f's orbital period?
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267 days