A Neptune-sized transiting planet closely orbiting a 5–10-million-year-old star

Trevor J. David (), Lynne A. Hillenbrand, Erik A. Petigura, John M. Carpenter, Ian J. M. Crossfield, Sasha Hinkley, David R. Ciardi, Andrew W. Howard, Howard T. Isaacson, Ann Marie Cody, Joshua E. Schlieder, Charles A. Beichman and Scott A. Barenfeld
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Trevor J. David: Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology
Lynne A. Hillenbrand: Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology
Erik A. Petigura: California Institute of Technology
John M. Carpenter: Joint ALMA Observatory, Avenida Alonso de Córdova
Ian J. M. Crossfield: Lunar and Planetary Laboratory, University of Arizona
Sasha Hinkley: University of Exeter
David R. Ciardi: NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, California Institute of Technology
Andrew W. Howard: Institute for Astronomy, University of Hawai‘i at Maˉnoa
Howard T. Isaacson: University of California
Ann Marie Cody: NASA Ames Research Center
Joshua E. Schlieder: NASA Ames Research Center
Charles A. Beichman: NASA Exoplanet Science Institute, California Institute of Technology
Scott A. Barenfeld: Cahill Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics, California Institute of Technology

Nature, 2016, vol. 534, issue 7609, 658-661

Abstract: A fully formed, Neptune-sized planet is observed orbiting a young star, demonstrating that planets can form in less than 10 million years and may also experience inward migration on these timescales.

Date: 2016
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