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HD 189733b

An illustration of exoplanet HD 189733b, a huge gas giant that orbits very close to its host star HD 189733. At a distance of 63 light-years from Earth, this is one of our nearest exoplanets.

Rights: NASA, ESA, M. Kornmesser

Published: 11 March 2019Size: 822.47 KB

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