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Originally Posted by Kullat Nunu
And now for something completely different: - GD 66b, the first extrasolar planet around a white dwarf (m = 2.11 MJ, a = 2.356 AU, p = 1650 d, e = 0).
The discovery was based on the timing of stellar oscillations. Yet another method based on the Doppler effect. |
That's cool.
Here's Fergal Mullally and team's, power point presentation. It shows how the orbital inclination is obtainable, too. [I like the more appropriate blue color for the white dwarf, too.
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