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OGLE2-TR-L9b
OGLE2-TR-L9b
is an
extrasolar planet
discovered
by three
undergraduate students
from
Leiden University
,
Netherlands
.
The
planet
is about 4.5 times as
massive
as
Jupiter
and is the first discovered planet
orbiting
a
fast
rotating
hot
star
.
Initially discovered while
testing
a
method
for
investigating
light
fluctuations
in the
OGLE
database
, the planet's
existence
was later
confirmed
by
follow up
observations
from the
ESO's
Very Large Telescope
in
Chile
.