Photo may reveal planet orbiting sun-like star

By Clara Moskowitz, for MSNBC

U of T astronomers photograph star

Gemini adaptive optics image, taken in infrared light, of 1RSX J160929.1-210524 and its likely ~8 Jupiter-mass companion (within red circle). All images obtained with the Gemini Altair adaptive optics system and the Near-Infrared Imager (NIRI) on the Gemini North telescope. Credit: Gemini Observatory

Gemini adaptive optics image, taken in infrared light, of 1RSX J160929.1-210524 and its likely ~8 Jupiter-mass companion (within red circle). All images obtained with the Gemini Altair adaptive optics system and the Near-Infrared Imager (NIRI) on the Gemini North telescope. Credit: Gemini Observatory

Astronomers have taken what may the first picture of a planet orbiting a star similar to the sun.

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