Wednesday, October 17, 2012

Discovered planet with four suns

Astronomers have discovered a planet whose skies are illuminated by four different suns.

Its orbit consists of two bands with stars a very rare phenomenon that in astronomy.

The discovery was made ​​by some volunteers who have used the website Planethunters.org along with a team of UK and U.S. institutions, while observations are made ​​from the Keck Observatory.

Planet, which is only 5,000 light-years away, is labeled PH1 by site Hunters planets (Planet Hunters).

He is supposed to be a "gas giant" little bigger than Neptune, but more than six times the size of Earth.

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