Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star

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-Olivier Demory, Devendra K. Sahu, Daniella Bardalez Gagliuffi, Pierre Magain and Didier Queloz
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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

Nature, 2016, vol. 533, issue 7602, 221-224

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.

Date: 2016
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