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English: This artist’s impression shows a close up of the planet b Centauri b, which orbits a binary system with mass at least six times that of the Sun. This is the most massive and hottest planet-hosting star system found to date. The planet is ten times as massive as Jupiter and orbits the two-star system at 100 times the distance Jupiter orbits the Sun.
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Author ESO/L. Calçada

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Artist impression showing b Centauri and its giant planet b Centauri b

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8 December 2021

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