Which of These Methods for Detecting Exoplanets Requires Astronomers to Take

question 96

Multiple Choice

Which of these methods for detecting exoplanets requires astronomers to take spectra of the stars around which the exoplanets orbit?

• A) astrometric method
• B) radial velocity method
• C) transit photometry method
• D) transit timing method

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