Scientists Discover New Member of Exoplanet Family

Scientists Discover New Member of Exoplanet Family, 5th planet for 55 Cancri

belleraphon1 View Member Profile	Nov 1 2007, 09:41 PM Post #1
Member Group: Members Posts: 813 Joined: 29-December 05 From: NE Oh, USA Member No.: 627	All.. press conference Tuesday, 11/06/07 at 1:00pm EST "Astronomers will announce new findings about a planetary system similar to our own" http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=23921 Participants: Debra Fischer - astronomer, San Francisco State University Geoff Marcy - astronomer, University of California, Berkeley Jonathan Lunine - planetary scientist, University of Arizona, Tucson Zlatan Tsvetanov - program scientist, NASA Headquarters, Washington Dr. Fischer and Dr. Marcy are prime RV planet hunters..... Should be good... Craig

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ngunn View Member Profile	Nov 12 2007, 11:49 AM Post #2
Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 3516 Joined: 4-November 05 From: North Wales Member No.: 542	I've just found the excellent Wikipedia entry for 55 Cancri - updated on the 10th November. Includes nice graphics, and details of the red dwarf companion at 1000+ AU.

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belleraphon1 Scientists Discover New Member of Exoplanet Family Nov 1 2007, 09:41 PM

Adam Oh, sounds exciting. Guess it's about a Jupite... Nov 1 2007, 10:21 PM

belleraphon1 Adam.... that was my thought as well. We have ... Nov 1 2007, 10:56 PM

ElkGroveDan If they are going to continue to call these object... Nov 1 2007, 11:37 PM

belleraphon1 Full inline quote removed. - Doug I am not even ... Nov 2 2007, 12:59 AM

nprev I'm with ya, Craig! I figure that Jupite... Nov 2 2007, 04:57 AM

Betelgeuze QUOTE If they are going to continue to call these ... Nov 2 2007, 12:06 PM

Del Palmer Briefing was held at 18:00 UT; graphics now posted... Nov 6 2007, 09:07 PM

nprev 45 Earth masses, orbit in the Goldilocks Zone... ... Nov 7 2007, 12:50 AM

belleraphon1 Thanks Del Palmer... I was working and unable to... Nov 7 2007, 01:46 AM

ustrax I can't imagine how extraordinary things will ... Nov 7 2007, 09:38 AM

belleraphon1 Ok... my attempt at prose..... my writing was bett... Nov 7 2007, 01:06 PM

nprev Good stuff, B, keep it up! Nov 8 2007, 01:44 AM

belleraphon1 Thanks Nprev Funny, but the night sky just fee... Nov 8 2007, 12:36 PM

Del Palmer QUOTE (belleraphon1 @ Nov 8 2007, 12:36 P... Nov 8 2007, 07:20 PM

Stu And the award for "Science reporting of the y... Nov 8 2007, 06:11 PM

hendric QUOTE (Stu @ Nov 8 2007, 12:11 PM) The Su... Nov 9 2007, 11:27 PM

Del Palmer Heh. I wouldn't have expected any less from Th... Nov 8 2007, 07:17 PM

ngunn I've just found the excellent Wikipedia entry ... Nov 12 2007, 11:49 AM

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