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Exo-planet with 80,000 year orbit found

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An exo-planet with an 80,000 year orbit from its star has been discovered by astronomers at the University of Montreal, Canada. Orbiting the GU Psc star in the Pisces constellation, the planet coined GU Psc B is 9-13 times the size of Jupiter with a surface temperature of 800 degress Celcius (1500 degress Fahrenheit). 1,790 exo-planets have been discovered to date. http://www.space.com/25896-exoplanet-orbits-far-from-star.html

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