Kepler-13Ab exoplanet and host stars, illustration. Kepler-13Ab (lower centre) is a 'hot Jupiter' that orbits very close to its host star, Kepler-13A (centre). Seen in the background is the star's binary companion, Kepler-13B, and the third member of the multiple-star system, the orange dwarf star Kepler-13C. Kepler-13Ab is six times more massive than Jupiter. It is one of the hottest known of the 'hot Jupiters', with a dayside temperature of nearly 5000 degrees Celsius. The planet's atmospheric temperature profile was obtained using the Hubble Space Telescope. This planet is also tidally locked, with one side permanently facing its parent star. The Kepler-13 system is 1730 light years from Earth in the constellation of Lyra. | |
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