OGLE-TR-56
OGLE-TR-56 is a dim, distant, magnitude 17 Sun-like star located approximately 1,500 parsecs (4,900 light-years) away in the constellation of Sagittarius.[1] This star is listed as an eclipsing type variable star with the eclipse due to the passage of the planet as noted in the discovery papers.[5] Planetary systemIn 2002, a possible planet was discovered transiting the star,[5] and after additional observations to rule out false positives, it was confirmed. At the time of discovery it was the shortest-period planet.[6][7]
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