Monday, April 7, 2008

HL Tau b and Other Newly-Discovered Exoplanets

"Astronomers find embryonic planet"

Two graphics and an animation, illustrating the very young star system HL Tau, about 520 light years away, in the general direction of Aldebaran. (About declination 18 13 57.4, right ascension 4 38.42)

There's more about HL Tau b, and other newly-discovered exoplanets, at "New Planet Search Methods Push Tally Near 300 "
Space.com (April 2, 2008)

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