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Title
Exoplanets: Explaining the eccentricities.
Abstract
The article highlights a study which found that near-circular orbits followed by the planets in the solar system may not be norm. According to the findings of researchers, about 4% of the time , a hidden planet far from the star could create the illusion that the closer planet was in a highly eccentric orbit. They examined that the effect was more pronounced for planets with moderate oblong orbits. They added that the study could help the apparent abundance of eccentric exoplanets.