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Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

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  • Michaël Gillon

    (Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège)

  • Emmanuël Jehin

    (Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège)

  • Susan M. Lederer

    (NASA Johnson Space Center)

  • Laetitia Delrez

    (Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège)

  • Julien de Wit

    (Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology)

  • Artem Burdanov

    (Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège)

  • Valérie Van Grootel

    (Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège)

  • Adam J. Burgasser

    (Center for Astrophysics and Space Science, University of California San Diego)

  • Amaury H. M. J. Triaud

    (Institute of Astronomy)

  • Cyrielle Opitom

    (Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège)

  • Brice-Olivier Demory

    (Astrophysics Group, Cavendish Laboratory)

  • Devendra K. Sahu

    (Indian Institute of Astrophysics)

  • Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi

    (Center for Astrophysics and Space Science, University of California San Diego)

  • Pierre Magain

    (Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège)

  • Didier Queloz

    (Astrophysics Group, Cavendish Laboratory)

Abstract

Three Earth-sized planets—receiving similar irradiation to Venus and Earth, and ideally suited for atmospheric study—have been found transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star that has a mass of only eight per cent of that of the Sun.

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  • Michaël Gillon & Emmanuël Jehin & Susan M. Lederer & Laetitia Delrez & Julien de Wit & Artem Burdanov & Valérie Van Grootel & Adam J. Burgasser & Amaury H. M. J. Triaud & Cyrielle Opitom & Brice-Olivi, 2016. "Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star," Nature, Nature, vol. 533(7602), pages 221-224, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:533:y:2016:i:7602:d:10.1038_nature17448
    DOI: 10.1038/nature17448
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