Size Comparison (IMAGE)

Max-Planck-Gesellschaft

Size Comparison

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Size comparison between (from left) the Sun, Jupiter, GJ 758 B and GJ 758. At a temperature of between 280 and 370 degrees Celsius, GJ 758 B glows cherry red, as can be seen on its night-side facing away from the central star.

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Image: MPIA/C. Thalmann

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