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[[Image:1114formalcolor540x405.jpg|right|thumb| Fomalhaut star system as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope]] | [[Image:1114formalcolor540x405.jpg|right|thumb| Fomalhaut star system as observed by the Hubble Space Telescope]] | ||
| − | '''Fomalhaut b''' is the first observed planet outside our solar system, orbiting around the [[star]] Fomalhaut. The [[planet]] has a mass three times that of [[Jupiter]]. The [[Fomalhaut]] system is 25 light-years away in the constellation [[Piscis Australis]] or "Southern Fish." | + | '''Fomalhaut b''' is the first observed planet outside our solar system, orbiting around the [[star]] [[Fomalhaut]]. The [[planet]] has a mass three times that of [[Jupiter]]. The [[Fomalhaut]] system is 25 light-years away in the constellation [[Piscis Australis]] or "Southern Fish." |
[[NASA]] astronomers have spent seven years using the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] to locate planets. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2300-11397_3-6247700-1.html Images: Hubble observes planet orbiting another star] CNET, November 14, 2008 </ref> | [[NASA]] astronomers have spent seven years using the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] to locate planets. <ref>[http://news.cnet.com/2300-11397_3-6247700-1.html Images: Hubble observes planet orbiting another star] CNET, November 14, 2008 </ref> | ||
Revision as of 22:26, July 23, 2009
Fomalhaut b is the first observed planet outside our solar system, orbiting around the star Fomalhaut. The planet has a mass three times that of Jupiter. The Fomalhaut system is 25 light-years away in the constellation Piscis Australis or "Southern Fish."
NASA astronomers have spent seven years using the Hubble Space Telescope to locate planets. [1]
References
- ↑ Images: Hubble observes planet orbiting another star CNET, November 14, 2008