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Comparison of Kepler-13Ab with Five Solar-system Planets (Artist’s Illustration)

Comparison of Kepler-13Ab with Five Solar-system Planets (Artist's Illustration)
This is an artist’s impression of the gas giant planet Kepler-13Ab as compared in size to several of our solar system planets. The behemoth exoplanet is six times more massive than Jupiter. Kepler-13Ab is also one of the hottest known planets, with a dayside temperature of nearly 5,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It orbits very close to the star Kepler-13A, which lies at a distance of 1,730 light-years from Earth.
  • Release Date
    October 26, 2017
  • Science Release
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  • Credit
    NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)

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This illustration shows the seething hot planet Kepler-13Ab that circles very close to its host star, Kepler-13A. Seen in the background is the star's binary companion, Kepler-13B, and the third member of the multiple-star system is the orange dwarf star Kepler-13C. The alien...

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Claire Andreoli
NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center
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claire.andreoli@nasa.gov

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