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Possible first exoplanet image. Computer-enhanced infrared image of a potential extrasolar planet (red) around a brown dwarf star (white). The star, called 2M1207, is around 230 light years away. The planet is thought to be five times the mass of Jupiter. Further study will confirm its status. Taken by the Yepun telescope at the Very Large Telescope (VLT) facility at Cerro Paranal, Chile. THIS IMAGE MAY NOT BE USED BY OR TO PROMOTE THE ARMS, NUCLEAR POWER OR TOBACCO INDUSTRIES OR ANY RELIGIOUS ORGANISATION, OR IN ANY DISCRIMINATORY WAY, OR TO IMPLY THE ENDORSEMENT BY ESO OF ANY PRODUCT, SERVICE OR ACTIVITY. (KEYSTONE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/EUROPEAN SOUTHERN OBSERVATORY) === ===