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A Dictionary of Astronomy | 1997 | © A Dictionary of Astronomy 1997, originally published by Oxford University Press 1997. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

hot Jupiter A planet with a mass similar to Jupiter but lying close to its parent star, with an orbital period from a few days to a few weeks. Such planets are believed to have formed farther from their parent stars and subsequently moved inwards. The first extrasolar planets to be discovered were hot Jupiters.

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