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2M1207 b
2M1207b is a gas giant exoplanet that made astronomical history in 2004 as the first extrasolar planet to be directly imaged. The photograph was captured by the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope in Chile. It orbits a young brown dwarf star known as 2M1207, located roughly 170 light-years away in the constellation Hydra. Because of its massive size and wide orbital distance, the...
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KELT-9b
KELT-9b is a giant exoplanet orbiting the star HD 189733A. It’s notable as the hottest known planet, boasting a dayside temperature exceeding 4,000 Kelvin – hotter than many stars. This ultrahot Jupiter was discovered by the Kentucky Extrasolar Traniting Survey (KELT) in 2017 and is of interest to astronomers studying extreme planetary atmospheres and transiting exoplanets.
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