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Nov 9, 2024

This Planet Has Rings 200 Times Larger Than Saturn

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J1407b, has the largest ring system yet seen – around 200 times larger than Jupiter’s (the largest in our solar system). Its host planet is likewise massive: we don’t know whether it’s a gas giant or a brown dwarf. So far, it’s been classified as a super-Jupiter stellar body.

This is an updated (quotes and sources) version of the previous article.

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