Most of the extra-solar planets we've discovered so far are hot-Jupiters, or massive Jupiter like stars in extremely short orbits. So it is very possible for a planet to have 2-3 times the mass of Jupiter and be very close to its parent star. |
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Most of the extra-solar planets we've discovered so far are hot-Jupiters, or massive Jupiter like stars in extremely short orbits. So it is very possible for a planet to have 2-3 times the mass of Jupiter and be very close to its parent star. |
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