What class of close-orbiting gas giant is 51 Pegasi b the prototype for?
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Hot Jupiter
What class of close-orbiting gas giant is 51 Pegasi b the prototype for?
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Which telescope first spotted the planetary-mass companion 2M1207b in 2004?
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