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The 46 pages that link to Transit method, each with the reason it gives.

• ExoplanetRelated: Repeated dips in starlight reveal a planet’s orbital period and relative size.

• Radial velocity methodCompared with: Transits measure planet-to-star size ratios, while velocity measurements constrain mass.

• Orbital periodRelated: Repeated transits reveal the planet's period.

• PhotometryBroader topic: Small dips in stellar flux can reveal transiting exoplanets.

• Light curveBroader topic: A transit produces a characteristic dip whose depth and duration constrain the planet and its orbit.

• Hot JupiterRelated: Transits reveal hot Jupiter sizes and often enable atmospheric observations.

• Gravitational microlensingCompared with: Transits dim a source through occultation; microlensing brightens one through gravitational deflection.

• Variable starCompared with: Planetary transits resemble eclipsing variability but involve a much smaller companion.

• Stellar radiusRelated: The inferred planet-to-star size ratio depends on the host star’s radius.

• Kepler Space TelescopeNarrower topic: Kepler used this method to identify planets from recurring dips in stellar brightness.

• Super-EarthRelated: A transit supplies the radius needed to interpret a detected planet's mass.

• Transit of VenusRelated: The silhouette crossing the Sun is the nearby, directly visible analogue of this detection technique.

• Direct imaging of exoplanetsCompared with: Transits reveal planets through blocked starlight rather than separated planetary light.

• Red dwarfRelated: A planet blocks a larger fraction of a red dwarf’s small disk during a transit.

• Doppler spectroscopyCompared with: It detects planets through blocked light rather than stellar spectral shifts.

• Gas giantRelated: Transits reveal gas giant sizes and, with follow-up measurements, atmospheric properties.

• TRAPPIST-1Related: Repeated transits revealed the planets’ sizes and orbital periods.

• Direct imagingCompared with: It usually reveals a planet through changing brightness, not a resolved planetary image.

• Planetary transitNarrower topic: It is the observational method that turns a transit into a detectable signal.

• StarRelated: A planet crossing a star produces a small, recurring dip in observed brightness.

• Stellar activityRelated: Starspots and flares can distort transit light curves and bias planet measurements.

• Terrestrial planetRelated: Transit measurements provide planet sizes that, combined with masses, constrain terrestrial composition.

• Transit timing variationNarrower topic: Timing variation extends this detection method from finding planets to measuring their interactions.

• Planetary equilibrium temperatureRelated: Transit observations can constrain a planet’s size and orbit, inputs to its irradiation estimate.

• Spitzer Space TelescopeRelated: Spitzer used precise infrared photometry to measure transiting planets and their atmospheres.

• HD 209458 bRelated: The planet’s 1999 transit made this detection method’s promise unmistakable.

• Planetary orbitRelated: A planet’s orbital alignment and period determine whether and when transits occur.

• Planetary-mass objectRelated: Combined with other measurements, transits help determine whether a candidate has planetary dimensions and mass.

• TESSRelated: TESS detects planets through the small, repeated brightness drops measured by this method.

• ExomoonRelated: Most proposed exomoon searches begin with the planet's repeated stellar transits.

• Exoplanet detectionRelated: Repeated brightness dips reveal a planet’s orbital period and relative size.

• Didier QuelozRelated: Radial-velocity discoveries such as Queloz's often supplied targets for transit searches.

• Earth analogRelated: Transit depth provides an estimate of a candidate's radius relative to its star.

• Kepler-186fRelated: Kepler-186f was identified from repeated dimming of Kepler-186.

• Substellar objectRelated: Transits can constrain the sizes and atmospheric properties of substellar companions.

• Jupiter massRelated: Combined with radial-velocity data, transit measurements help determine mass in Jupiter units.

• Giant planetRelated: Large giant planets create detectable transits and can enable atmospheric follow-up observations.

• Kepler-22bRelated: Kepler-22b was identified through repeated transits across its star.

• Kepler-452bRelated: Repeated dips in Kepler-452’s brightness supplied the primary evidence for the planet.

• Tabby's StarRelated: The dips resemble transits but are irregular and far deeper than ordinary planetary transits.

• Visible-light astronomyRelated: Visible photometry can reveal exoplanets through their recurring dips in starlight.

• Kepler-442bRelated: Kepler-442b was identified from the recurring dimming of its host star.

• 55 Cancri eRelated: Transit observations established its short period and measured its radius.

• HD 189733 bRelated: Its transits established the planet’s presence and make atmospheric observations possible.

• Iron planetRelated: Transit depth yields a planet's radius, complementing mass in composition estimates.

• K2-18bRelated: K2-18b was discovered through the small, repeating dips in its star’s brightness.