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Caption: Artist's rendition of what the magnetic fields and surface might look like on TVLM513-46546. Note that the hot-spot that is estimated to cover up to 50 percent of the surface area of the star is oriented to the left of the star and is not entirely visible in this orientation.
Credit: Dana Berry, SkyWorks Digital Animation
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