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In September of 2006, HATNet found its first exosolar planet, HAT-P-1. Unlike the recently discovered and super-dense HAT-P-2b, HAT-P-1 has a radius of about 1.38 Jupiter's but contains only half of Jupiter's mass. Credit: David A. Aguilar (CfA) |
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The Submillimeter Array site of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii, is one of the six small, wide-field "HAT" telescopes that make up HATNet. Credit: HATNet |
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At what mass would a gas giant planet ignite and become a star?
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