Any of the four outermost planets in the solar system; much larger than Earth and gaseous in nature (like Jupiter)
1If a Jovian planet is mostly atmosphere, how would we measure its radius?
2All Jovian planets, gas giants and ice giants alike, have very powerful magnetic fields.
3The solar-type host star is unusually bright (V = 5.7) and was already known to host a Jovian planet on a highly eccentric, 5.7-year orbit.
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