hot Jupiter

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hot Jupiter (plural hot Jupiters)

  1. (planetology) An exosolar planet whose characteristics are similar to Jupiter, but which orbits its parent star much more closely and thus has higher temperatures.
    Synonyms: pegasid, epistellar Jovian
    Hypernyms: roaster; exoplanet; planet
    Coordinate term: hot Neptune

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