we know our biggest planet is JUPITER
but is there any bigger than JUPITER
if so exactly how much bigger is it than jupiter and whats the name??
but is there any bigger than JUPITER
if so exactly how much bigger is it than jupiter and whats the name??
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If you are measuring size by mass, the largest extrasolar planet is CD-35 2722 b, orbiting a star with the same designation (CD-35 2722). The planet has a mass 31 times that of Jupiter, and was discovered this year. There are 45 extrasolar planets (out of 548 planets so far confirmed) that have a mass at least 10 times that of Jupiter. For a complete listing of all 548 extrasolar planets, updated May, 2011, visit the web site in the source I have listed below.
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In terms of size WASP-17b is the largest planet ever discovered at about twice the physical size of Jupiter. However, it has about half the mass of Jupiter making it sort of a puffy planet.
This planet is also unusual in that it orbits its star in a retrograde fashion (i.e. it orbits backwards to the way it should be going).
This planet is also unusual in that it orbits its star in a retrograde fashion (i.e. it orbits backwards to the way it should be going).
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I think it's Osiris