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Exoplanet Qatar 1b
Published: 2013-06-18 (not a capture date). Original article on Cielo Profundo.
- Capture date
- Capture date unknown
- Distance to the Earth
- ≈ 610.907 light-years (Catalogue distance)
Transit of exoplanet Qatar 1b observed a few days ago. It is slightly larger than Jupiter and orbits so close to its star that it completes a full orbit in just 1.4 Earth days, making it a hot Jupiter. This planetary system is about 550 light-years away.
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