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arXiv 1999-10-12 0 views

A planet orbiting the star Gliese 86

Queloz, D. · Mayor, M. · Weber, L. · Blecha, A. · Burnet, M. · Confino, B. · Naef, D. · Pepe, F. · Santos, N. · Udry, S.

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A 4MJ planet with a 15.8day orbital period has been detected from very precise radial velocity measurements with the CORALIE echelle spectrograph. A second remote and more massive companion has also been detected. All the planetary companions so far detected in orbit closer than 0.08 AU have a parent star with a statistically higher metal content compared to the metallicity distribution of other stars with planets. Different processes occuring during their formation may provide a possible explanation for this observation.

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