Artist's Impression of the β Pictoris System (IMAGE)

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Artist's Impression of the β Pictoris System

Caption

At least two giant planets, aged 20 million years at most, orbit around the star (which is hidden): β Pictoris c, the nearest one, which has just been discovered, and β Pictoris b, which is more distant. The disk of dust and gas can be seen in the background.

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P Rubini / AM Lagrange

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