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Old 26-November-2008, 07:19 AM
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Originally Posted by timb View Post
It's interesting that they are circumbinary, but other than that it's yet another system with super-Jovian planets in eccentric orbits. The authors seem keen to classify both objects as planets, even suggesting that they must have accreted mass during the primary's red giant phase. Oops, taboo topic.
I think I agree with timb here (or earlier). We seem to have planet inflation. Some strict taxonomy might help.
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