Planet with 28-hour(!) orbit

Hello everybody

The search for planets around other stars continues at a quick pace.
The ESO has announced the discovery of a planet with an 28 hour(!)
orbit. It is a gas giant with half the mass of Jupiter. 

Here's a summary 
http://www.astronomy.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/301tseyt.a
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For the hardcore enthusiast, the official announcement of the
observatory: 
http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2003/pr-09-03.html
and the scientific paper:
http://arxiv.org/PS_cache/astro-ph/pdf/0303/0303183.pdf

Another instance where nature is stranger than fiction.

Greetings
Karl Heinz