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Thanks for your answer! Makes sense that the angular diameter change is negligible considering interstellar distances. Please allow me to pose a follow-up question on the subject: In the mean time i also explored a bit the statistics on exoplanets.eu. I am trying to make sense of the statistics...

Hello everyone, As my first post in this forum, i want to ask two questions, mainly out of personal interest, concerning the possibilities of transit photometry in detecting exoplanets: For larger planets or planets orbiting farther away from the host star, the measured drop of intensity...