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Exoplanet orbiting three stars - illustration

author: Ron Miller/Novapix

reference: a-eto01-01800

Image Size 300 DPI: 51 * 38 cm

GW Orionis, located just over 1300 light-years away in the constellation of Orion, has three stars and a deformed, broken-apart disc surrounding them. A Jupiter-sized planet forming seems to orbit the stellar trio. If confirmed, it would be the first ever exoplanet found to orbit three stars.

Keywords for this photo:

2020 - ASTRONOMY - DISK - EXOPLANET - EXTRASOLAR PLANET - FORMATION - GW ORIONIS - ILLUSTRATION - ORION - POSTER - PROTOPLANETARY DISK - STAR - TRIPLE STAR -