Comparison of Kepler-13Ab with five planets from our Solar System
This is an artist’s impression of the exoplanet Kepler-13Ab as compared in size to several of the planets in the Solar System. The behemoth exoplanet is six times more massive than Jupiter. Kepler-13Ab is also one of the hottest known planets, with a dayside temperature of about 2700 °C. It orbits very close to the star Kepler-13A, which lies at a distance of 1730 light-years from Earth.
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Credit:NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)
About the Image
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| Id: | opo1736b |
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| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | 27 October 2017, 15:04 |
| Size: | 3000 x 2250 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Kepler-13Ab |
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| Type: | Milky Way : Star : Circumstellar Material : Planetary System |
| Distance: | 1700 light years |
| Category: | Exoplanets |
