Young Super-Neptune Offers Clues to the Origin of Close-In Exoplanets
This image shows the K2-33 system, and its planet K2-33b, compared to our own solar system. The planet has a five-day orbit, whereas Mercury orbits our sun in 88 days. The planet is also nearly 10 times closer to its star than Mercury is to the sun.
Credit:NASA/JPL-Caltech
About the Image
| Id: | noao1602b |
| Type: | Artwork |
| Release date: | June 20, 2016, 11 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noao1602 |
| Size: | 4294 x 2415 px |
About the Object
| Category: | Exoplanets |
