Exoplanet Transit — 2D Orbit & Light Curve

A planet crosses in front of its star: the top-down orbit view shows the geometry, the light curve shows the real photometric dip ΔF/F ≈ (R_p/R★)².

Top-down orbit view

Light curve (brightness vs. time)

Brightness: 1.00000 Transit depth: 0.000% Max depth: 0.000% Duration: — a/R★: — R_p/R★: — TRANSIT IN PROGRESS

Planet radius (R⊕) 1.0 R⊕

Orbital period (days) 365 d

Star radius (R★, solar) 1.00 R☉

Orbit inclination (°) 90.0°

Playback speed 1.0×

Transit method: as used by Kepler & TESS. Depth & duration are computed from real circle-overlap occultation geometry with a linear limb-darkening correction, not decorative.