Image: Sodium in atmosphere of exoplanet HD 209458
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Description: Sodium in the atmosphere of the Hot Jupiter exoplanet of HD 209458, a 7th magnitude star, 150 light years away in the constellation Pegasus. Sodium filters out light from its parent star, and is detected using by analyzing absorption spectrum. Image Credit: A. Field, STScI
Title: Sodium in atmosphere of exoplanet HD 209458
Credit: Science @ NASA Alien Atmospheres Also at HubbleSite Newscenter
Author: Responsible NASA official: John M. Horack
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