A rocky planet transiting a nearby low-mass star

Zachory K. Berta-Thompson (), Jonathan Irwin, David Charbonneau, Elisabeth R. Newton, Jason A. Dittmann, Nicola Astudillo-Defru, Xavier Bonfils, Michaël Gillon, Emmanuël Jehin, Antony A. Stark, Brian Stalder, Francois Bouchy, Xavier Delfosse, Thierry Forveille, Christophe Lovis, Michel Mayor, Vasco Neves, Francesco Pepe, Nuno C. Santos, Stéphane Udry and Anaël Wünsche
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Zachory K. Berta-Thompson: Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Jonathan Irwin: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
David Charbonneau: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Elisabeth R. Newton: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Jason A. Dittmann: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Nicola Astudillo-Defru: Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genéve
Xavier Bonfils: Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG
Michaël Gillon: Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège
Emmanuël Jehin: Institut d’Astrophysique et de Géophysique, Université de Liège
Antony A. Stark: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics
Brian Stalder: Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Francois Bouchy: Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genéve
Xavier Delfosse: Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG
Thierry Forveille: Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG
Christophe Lovis: Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genéve
Michel Mayor: Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genéve
Vasco Neves: Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Francesco Pepe: Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genéve
Nuno C. Santos: Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço, Universidade do Porto, CAUP, Rua das Estrelas
Stéphane Udry: Observatoire de Genève, Université de Genéve
Anaël Wünsche: Université Grenoble Alpes, IPAG

Nature, 2015, vol. 527, issue 7577, 204-207

Abstract: A low-mass star that is just 12 parsecs away from Earth is shown to be transited by an Earth-sized planet, GJ 1132b, which probably has a rock/iron composition and might support a substantial atmosphere.

Date: 2015
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