Fomalhaut b
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Type: Gas ultragiant
Ring system: Massive gas and dust
Orbital parameters
Year length: 872 standard years
Average distance 119 astronomical units, or 10.7 billion miles from its host star, Fomalhaut.
The gravity of Fomalhaut b is the key reason that the vast dust belt surrounding Fomalhaut is cleanly sculpted into a ring and offset from the star.
