Giant Exoplanet Dwarfs Solar System Family (IMAGE)

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Giant Exoplanet Dwarfs Solar System Family

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This artist's illustration shows the gas giant planet Kepler-13Ab as compared in size to several planets in our solar system. The behemoth exoplanet is six times more massive than Jupiter. Kepler-13Ab is also one of the hottest known planets, with a dayside temperature of nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It orbits very close to the star Kepler-13A, which is 1,730 light-years from Earth.

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Credit: NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)

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