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Exoplanets & Naked-eye Stars

Exoplanets & Naked-eye Stars. Objects in a System Orbit the Center of Mass. So Stars Wobble…. Beta Geminorum (Pollux) Radial Velocity. Beta Geminorum b (HD62509). Pollux b has been calculated to have a minimum mass of 2.3 Jupiters

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Exoplanets & Naked-eye Stars

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  1. Exoplanets & Naked-eye Stars

  2. Objects in a System Orbit the Center of Mass So Stars Wobble…

  3. Beta Geminorum (Pollux) Radial Velocity

  4. Beta Geminorum b (HD62509) • Pollux b has been calculated to have a minimum mass of 2.3 Jupiters • The planet orbits Pollux at an average distance of 1.64 au.   • The planet is located in an equivalent position of between Earth and Mars in our solar system.

  5. Winter 2009-2010 GAAC 2/12/2010

  6. Gamma 1 Leonis The Gamma Leonis system Even though Gamma Leonis 1b is approximately 1au from its star, it is well outside the system’s habitable zone (hot Jupiter)

  7. Epsilon Tauri

  8. Epsilon Tauri b The Epsilon Tauri system[3] Epsilon Tauri b orbits within its star’s habitable zone

  9. Winter 2009-2010 GAAC 2/12/2010

  10. 11 Umi Gas giant; eccentric orbit; habitable zone

  11. GammaCephei Accretion Disk

  12. The Inner Edge of Habitability Zone is 1.69 AU & the Outer Edge of Habitability Zone is 5.27AU.

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