Six suns in the same sky i.e. a total of 3 pairs of 'suns' in the sky. Such a solar system has been found for the first time, 1,900 light-years away from Earth. If it were possible for us to stand on a planet in that solar system, we would have six different shadows for six suns instead of one. NASA's 'Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TES)' discovered this solar system. 
The name of the solar system is TIC-168789840 or TYC 7037-89-1 where there are 6 suns approximately the size and brightness of our sun.
Researchers found that there are two suns in each pair in this solar system. A solar system in such a pair is called a 'binary star system'. Most of the solar systems found in the universe so far are binary star systems. Our solar system is somewhat of an exception in that respect. There is only one Sun, all the other planets and satellites.
Researchers speculate that one of the three pairs of suns in this solar system may have several planets. Among the pairs of Suns 'A' and 'C' pairs are very close. Another pair 'B' is quite far from the other two pairs. The pairs are denoted by A, B, and C in the figure. Of the two suns in the system, one is larger and brighter than our Sun, but the other is about half the size and brightness of our Sun. The two Suns in the 'A' system orbit each other in 1.3 days. The two suns of 'C' system orbit each other in 1.6 days and the two suns of 'B' system orbit each other in 8.2 days. Again 'A' and 'C' system orbit each other once in 4 years. Again the AC system and the 'B' system are far apart and take 2000 years to orbit each other. Are you going to visit the country of the six suns? No, it is not possible with current technology because to go to a planet 1900 light years away, it will take several hundred thousand years which is not possible for a living person. In the future, the discovery of more advanced technology may allow us to get there.
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