A Retrograde Hot Jupiter (IMAGE)

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A Retrograde Hot Jupiter

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The transiting giant planet orbits very close to the star and in a direction opposite to the stellar rotation. This peculiar configuration results from gravitational perturbations by another much more distant planet (upper left).

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Credit: Lynette Cook

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