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Epsilon Eridani is a target for planet finding programs because it has properties that allow an Earth-like planet to form. Although this system was not chosen as a primary candidate for the now-canceled Terrestrial Planet Finder , it was a target star for NASA's proposed Space Interferometry Mission to search for Earth-sized planets. [ 131 ]
Epsilon Eridani b, also known as AEgir , [4] is an exoplanet approximately 10.5 light-years away orbiting the star Epsilon Eridani, in the constellation of Eridanus (the River). The planet was discovered in 2000, and as of 2024 remains the only confirmed planet in its planetary system .
Epsilon Indi Ab, 12 light-years away, with its parent star Epsilon Indi A blacked out, as pictured by JWST in 2023. [1] Distribution of nearest known exoplanets as of March 2018 There are 7,026 known exoplanets , or planets outside the Solar System that orbit a star, as of July 24, 2024; only a small fraction of these are located in the ...
The planet Epsilon Indi Ab was confirmed in 2018 [38] and formally published in 2019 along with its detection via astrometry. [11] A direct imaging attempt of this planet using the James Webb Space Telescope was performed in 2023, [39] and the image was released in 2024.
J1407b is a substellar object, either a free-floating planet or brown dwarf, with a massive circumplanetary disk or ring system.It was first detected by automated telescopes in 2007 when its disk eclipsed the star V1400 Centauri, causing a series of dimming events for 56 days.
Scientists first discovered HD 189733b in 2005 and later identified the gas giant as a “hot Jupiter” — a planet that has a similar chemical composition to Jupiter, the biggest planet in our ...
The most common type of planet found around Sun-like stars in our universe is the sub-Neptune—a planet that sits in size between Earth and Neptune, and typically has a pretty thick atmosphere.
Epsilon Indi Ab is a gas giant exoplanet orbiting the star Epsilon Indi A, about 11.9 light-years away in the constellation of Indus. The planet was confirmed to exist in 2018. [ 1 ] It orbits at around 30 AU (almost as far as Neptune from the Sun) with a period of around 180 years and a relatively high eccentricity of 0.4, and has a mass ...