Extrasolar moon

An extrasolar moon, or exomoon, is a moon, or natural satellite, of an exoplanet.

Exomoons are difficult to find and confirm.[1] Observations from missions like Kepler have found some things that might be exomoons, one of them include Kepler-1625b I.

References

Kipping D.M. (2009). "Transit timing effects due to an exomoon". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 392 (3): 181–189. arXiv:0810.2243. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.392..181K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13999.x. S2CID 14754293.

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[kipping09-1] Kipping D.M. (2009). "Transit timing effects due to an exomoon". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 392 (3): 181–189. arXiv:0810.2243. Bibcode:2009MNRAS.392..181K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2008.13999.x. S2CID 14754293.