Artist's conception of the Kepler-13AB

Gemini Observatory/NSF/AURA/Artwork by Joy Pollard

Artist's conception of the Kepler-13AB

Artist's conception of the Kepler-13AB binary star system as revealed by observations including the new Gemini Observatory data. The two stars (A and B) are large, massive bluish stars (center) with the transiting "hot Jupiter" (Kepler-13b) in the foreground (left corner). Star B and its low mass red dwarf companion star are seen in the background to the right.

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