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The Star With 2299 Planets Aug 22nd 2012, 00:02 An animation model showing the 2299 planets orbiting the Kepler star. Prepared to feel overwhelmed. Source: vimeo.com  /  via: vimeo.com This animation shows the 2299 high-quality (multiple transits), non-circumbinary transiting planet candidates found by NASA's Kepler mission so far. These candidates were detected around 1770 unique stars, but are animated in orbit around a single star. They are drawn to scale with accurate radii (in r / r* ), orbital periods, and orbital distances (in d / r*). They range in size from 1/3 to 84 times the radius of Earth. Colors represent an estimate of equilibrium temperature, ranging from 4,586 C at the hottest to -110 C at the coldest - red indicates warmest, and blue / indigo indicates coldest candidates. Watching in full screen + HD is recommended, so you can see even the smallest planets! LINK: @NASAKepler This is the NASA Kepler Twitter account.

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