| A JUPITER-MASS COMPANION TO A SOLAR-TYPE STAR |
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| Author(s): MAYOR M, QUELOZ D |
| Source: NATURE Volume: 378 Issue: 6555 Pages: 355-359 Published: NOV 23 1995 |
| Times Cited: 1,214 References: 25 |
| Abstract: The presence of a Jupiter-mass companion to the star 51 Pegasi is inferred from observations of periodic variations in the star's radial velocity. The companion lies only about eight million kilometres from the star, which would be well inside the orbit of Mercury in our Solar System. This object might be a gas-giant planet that has migrated to this location through orbital evolution, or from the radiative stripping of a brown dwarf. |
| Document Type: Article |
| Language: English |
| Reprint Address: MAYOR, M (reprint author), OBSERV GENEVA, 51 CHEMIN MAILLETTES, CH-1290 SAUVERNY, SWITZERLAND |
| Publisher: MACMILLAN MAGAZINES LTD, 4 LITTLE ESSEX STREET, LONDON, ENGLAND WC2R 3LF |
| Subject Category: Multidisciplinary Sciences |
| IDS Number: TF893 |
| ISSN: 0028-0836 |