Key features of the Fomalhaut system

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Credit: NASA, ESA, and Z. Levay (STScI)

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This annotated image shows key features of the Fomalhaut system, including the newly discovered planet Fomalhaut b (aka Dagon), and the dust ring. Also included are a distance scale and an insert, showing how the planet has moved around its parent star over the course of 21 months. The Fomalhaut system is located approximately 25 light-years from the Earth.

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http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/heic0821e/

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