... Star Atlas . ... stars . ... Planet from another galaxy discovered . ... Now, however, a planet with a minimum mass 1.25 times that of Jupiter has been discovered orbiting a star of extragalactic origin, even though the star now finds itself within our own galaxy. ... The star is known as HIP 13044, and it lies about 2,000 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation Fornax the Furnace. ... Until now, these horizontal branch stars have remained largely uncharted territory for planet-hunters....