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An international team of astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope has directly imaged an extrasolar planet about 12 light-years from Earth. Although there were hints that the planet existed, it was not confirmed until Webb photographed it. The planet is one of the coldest exoplanets observed so far.

Webb photographs a cold extrasolar planet 12 light years away

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The mass of the planet, named Epsilon Indi Ab, is about three times that of Jupiter and it orbits the K-type star Epsilon Indi A, which is about the age of the Sun but is slightly