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Jupiter-like planets might be common in a low-density environment

D'Orazi, Valentina; Zurlo, Alice; Gratton, Raffaele +6 more

Radial velocity surveys suggest that the Solar System may be unusual and that Jupiter-like planets have a frequency < 20% around solar-type stars. However, they may be much more common in one of the closest associations in the solar neighbourhood. Young moving stellar groups are the best targets for direct imaging of exoplanets and four massive…