Illustration showing the clockwork-like orbits of a triple-star system called HD 188753

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This artist's animation shows the clockwork-like orbits of a triple-star system called HD 188753, which was discovered to harbor a gas giant, or "hot Jupiter," planet. The planet zips around the system's main star (yellow, center) every days, while the main star is circled every years by a dancing duo of stars (yellow and orange, outer orbit). The star pair is locked in a 156-day orbit.

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Size: 4581px × 3665px
Photo credit: © Stocktrek Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

Keywords: astronomy, circle, color, concept, horizontal, illustration, image, objects, orbiting, outdoors, space, star, system, triple, universe