GQ Lupi b
extrasolar planet or brown dwarf in the Lupus constellation
GQ Lupi b or GQ Lupi B[1][2] is a possible exoplanet, brown dwarf or sub-brown dwarf orbiting (going around) GQ Lupi. Its discovery was announced in April 2005. This was one of the first extrasolar planet candidates to be imaged directly, along with 2M1207b.
References
change- ↑ Alcalá, J. M.; Majidi, F. Z.; Desidera, S.; Frasca, A.; Manara, C. F.; Rigliaco, E.; Gratton, R.; Bonnefoy, M.; Covino, E.; Chauvin, G.; Claudi, R. (March 2020). "2MASS J15491331-3539118: a new low-mass wide companion of the GQ Lup system". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 635: L1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201937309. ISSN 0004-6361.
- ↑ Stolker, Tomas; Haffert, Sebastiaan Y.; Kesseli, Aurora Y.; van Holstein, Rob G.; Aoyama, Yuhiko; Brinchmann, Jarle; Cugno, Gabriele; Girard, Julien H.; Marleau, Gabriel-Dominique; Meyer, Michael R.; Milli, Julien (2021-12-06). "Characterizing the Protolunar Disk of the Accreting Companion GQ Lupi B*". The Astronomical Journal. 162 (6): 286. doi:10.3847/1538-3881/ac2c7f. ISSN 0004-6256.
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- "GQ Lup b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- "V* GQ Lup". SIMBAD. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- Young, Kelly (2005-04-04). "First image of exoplanet orbiting Sun-like star". New Scientist. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- "Telescopes see 'distant planet'". BBC News. 2005-04-04. Retrieved 2008-06-09.
- Britt, Robert Roy (2005-04-30). "Fresh Debate over First Photo of Extrasolar Planet". SPACE.com. Retrieved 2008-06-09.