Jupiter-like planet found at a close distance

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A Jupiter-like planet is orbiting a red giant at a close distance according to The Los Angeles Times and scientists say it's remarkable that it exists at all.

The planet, about 2,000 light-years away from us, is orbiting an unlikely star at an unlikely distance.

The planet, called HIP 13044 b, appears to be a gas giant about 25% 1.25 times more massive than Jupiter. Its orbit is closer to its star than even Mercury is to the sun, and it circles the star in a mere 16 days according to The Los Angeles Times.

The discovery of this planet gives hope that Jupiter might survive when the sun becomes a red giant - a large, old, luminous star - 5 billion to 6 billion years from now.

Well, now we have to think of a new acronym that helps us remember the order of the planets. My-Very-Educated-Mother-Just-Served-Us-Nine-Pizzas.