Artwork of Lalande 21185 planetary system

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Credit: LYNETTE COOK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY

Caption: Alien planet. Artwork of the planets orbiting the red dwarf star Lalande 21185 (upper left). The gaseous, ringed, Saturn-like planet Lalande 21185 c (centre) is seen from one of its moons. Another planet, Lalande 21185 b has a smaller orbit (to lower left of star). These planets have been proposed by George D. Gatewood based on data collected at the Allegheny Observatory, USA.

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Keywords: alien planet, alien planetary system, artwork, astronomy, cosmology, gas giant planet, gatewood, george d.'s discover, lalande 21185 planets, lalande 21185c, planet, planets of, red dwarf, saturn-like planet, science

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