Question

In analyzing the data from your program, you discover one star that dims by about 0.1% for about two hours on every 63rd day. Assuming the dimming is caused by a single planet, what would you conclude about this planet?

Answer 1

We can call this planet in transit or astronomical transit, where at least one celestial body appearing to move across the face of another celestial body (the star), hiding a small part of it, as seen by an observer at some particular vantage point.