ArtistòÀÙs Impression of a Jupiter twin orbiting HIP 11915
An artistòÀÙs impression showing a newly discovered Jupiter twin gas giant orbiting the solar twin star, HIP 11915. The planet is of a very similar mass to Jupiter and orbits at the same distance from its star as Jupiter does from the Sun. This, together with HIP 11915òÀÙs Sun-like composition, hints at the possibility of the system of planets orbiting HIP 11915 bearing a resemblance to our own Solar System, with smaller rocky planets orbiting closer to the host star.
Credit:ESO/L. Benassi
About the Image
| Id: | eso1529a |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 15 July 2015, 16:00 |
| Related releases: | eso1529 |
| Size: | 5000 x 3750 px |
About the Object
| Name: | HIP 11915 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 200 light years |
| Category: | • Exoplanets • Illustrations |
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