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Orbital eccentricity vs. semimajor axis (orbital distance) for extrasolar planet candidates (Earth is included for comparison). Beyond 0.2 Earth–Sun distances [0.2 astronomical units (AU)], all orbits are noncircular, in contrast to the nearly circular orbits of the giant planets within our own Solar System.
