An artist’s conception of the planetary system around HD10180.


One of the new Super-Earth planets HD 10180j is seen in the foreground (on the left hand side of the picture), with the nearby Neptune-like planet HD 10180e in the background (on the right-hand side of picture with blue cloudy atmosphere). The central star and the other 7 planets can be seen in the distance, including the second new Super-Earth HD 10180i, third out from the central star.

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