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July 8, 2016 08:00 pm GMT

Step aside, Tatooine, astronomers have discovered a planet with three suns

This artist's impression shows a view of the triple-star system HD 131399 from close to the giant planet orbiting in the system.The planet is known as HD 131399Ab and appears at the lower-left of the picture. Located about 320 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus (The Centaur), HD 131399Ab is about 16 million years old, making it also one of the youngest exoplanets discovered to date, and one of very few directly imaged planets. With a temperature of around 580 degrees Celsius and an estimated mass of four Jupiter masses, it is also one of the coldest and least massive directly-imaged exoplanets.Move over, Tatooine, astronomers have discovered a planet with not one, not two, but three suns. Known as HD 131399Ab, the newly discovered planet is located 320 light-years from Earth in the constellation of Centaurus. The planet is estimatedto bemerely16 million years old, making it one of the youngest exoplanets discovered so far. The triple star system is made up of two smaller… Read More

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