Artist_impression_showing_b_Centauri_and_its_giant_planet.jpg
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Description Artist impression showing b Centauri and its giant planet.jpg |
English:
This artist’s impression shows a close up of the planet b Centauri b, which orbits a binary system with mass at least six times that of the Sun. This is the most massive and hottest planet-hosting star system found to date. The planet is ten times as massive as Jupiter and orbits the two-star system at 100 times the distance Jupiter orbits the Sun.
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Source | https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2118c/ |
Author | ESO/L. Calçada |
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