Setting the Scale (IMAGE)

Princeton University

Setting the Scale

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This figure shows the size comparison (from left) between the sun, the Earth, Jupiter, GJ 758 B and GJ 758. The planet-like object's temperature of 600 degrees Fahrenheit makes it glow cherry-red.

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Max Planck Institute for Astronomy/National Astronomical Observatory of Japan

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