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A later five-author report added images and measured motion of a fourth, closer companion, HR 8799 e.\n\n## Scientific scope\n\nThe original three reported separations and the fourth companion separation are projected distances, not directly measured orbital semimajor axes. Original orbital periods assumed circular, nearly face-on orbits. Stellar age, atmosphere models and initial conditions of evolutionary tracks affect inferred masses; the authors noted atmosphere models did not fit all photometry. The fourth companion had sparse wavelength coverage, so its luminosity and mass were inferred using assumptions informed by other companions. A preliminary stability search held the other orbits fixed and tested selected parameters; its few stable solutions do not establish a unique resonance or global stability. The images use starlight-subtraction processing and calibrated throughput; planetary surfaces are not resolved. 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