Newly-Discovered Exoplanet HR 8799e (IMAGE)

National Research Council of Canada

Newly-Discovered Exoplanet HR 8799e

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This image of HR 8799e obtained at the Keck II telescope, refined using NRC’s adaptive optics system, shows all four confirmed planets. Arrows illustrate possible planet orbital motions for the next ten years.

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NRC-HIA, C. Marois & Keck Observatory

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