COROT planets |
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May 3 2007, 02:20 PM
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Junior Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 3-January 07 Member No.: 1551 |
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/6611557.stm
is reporting that Corot has found its first planet. I can't find an arxiv paper about this, or even a press release, but there are many here better at squirreling out data releases than me. 1.3Mj, 1.8Rj so it's a very inflated planet, 1.5-day orbit around a 'star quite similar to the Sun' might account for that. In the Monoceros field (Corot is now pointing at the Scutum/Aquila field). |
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Aug 22 2007, 03:59 PM
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Merciless Robot Group: Admin Posts: 8784 Joined: 8-December 05 From: Los Angeles Member No.: 602 |
Just out of curiosity, would the habitable zone of a fairly anemic red dwarf be close-in enough for a period of a few days to be possible for "another Earth?"
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Aug 22 2007, 05:38 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1584 Joined: 14-October 05 From: Vermont Member No.: 530 |
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