The 55 Cancri System (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

The 55 Cancri System

Caption

The smallest of several planets in the 55 Cancri system, the former "diamond planet" is seen orbiting its host star at very close range in this artist's impression. A nearby brown dwarf with its own "miniature" planetary system is pictured as well.

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NASA/JPL-Caltech

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