AU Mic b and its host star (illustration) (IMAGE)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

AU Mic b and its host star (illustration)

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This illustration depicts one interpretation of the planet AU Mic b and its young red dwarf host star. The system lies about 32 light-years away in the southern constellation Microsopium.

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NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Smith (USRA)

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