Qatar-1b was observed second time at Taurus Hill Observatory.

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Qatar-1b was discovered 26.12.2010 and it is a gas giant that orbits its mother star once in 1.4 days. The full transit of the Qatar-1b was observed 16./17.2.2011 at Taurus Hill Observatory. This was the first transit observation since the discovery of the Qatar-1b. Teh distance to the exoplanet is about 500 light years. the dimmening of the star was 26.2 mmag and the duration 91 minutes. (CREDIT TRESCA: http://var2.astro.cz/EN/tresca/transit-detail.php?id=1297951703 ).