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Exoplanet: n. a planet that orbits a star outside the solar system.
 
CURRENT PLANET COUNT:
326
 stars with planets:

 Earthlike planets:

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Size: 21.5 Jupiters
Discovery: October 2004
Distance: 455 light-years
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