Rotation
As of August 2008, the most recent calculation of HD 209458 b's Rossiter-McLaughlin effect and so spin-orbit angle was that of Winn in 2005. This is −4.4 ± 1.4 degrees.
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“The lazy manage to keep up with the earth’s rotation just as well as the industrious.”
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