Tatooine planet

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A Tatooine planet is a planet that orbits more than one star. One example of a Tatooine planet is HD 188753 Ab, which orbits a triple star system in the constellation Cygnus, about 149 light-years from Earth.It was reported that Caltech astronomer Maciej Konacki referred to the new type of planets as "Tatooine planets," due to the similarity with Tatooine, the home planet of Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars film series.

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  • Bowman, Lee (Jul. 14, 2005). "Planet with a view: Three suns shine in Cygnus". The Plain Dealer, p. A2.
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