70 Virginis
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70 Virginis is a yellow dwarf star that is around 58 light-years away from the Earth in the constellation Virgo. 70 Virginis is not as big or hot as Earth's Sun.[1]
In 1996, 70 Virginis was found to have an extrasolar planet in orbit around it.[2] There is also a dust disc that orbits the star. The temperature of the disc is 156 K and it is about 3.4 AU from the star.[3]
[change] References
- ↑ MSN Encarta Online. "70 Virginis Solar System". http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761587637/70_virginis_solar_system.html. Retrieved 1 August 2009.
- ↑ Marcy, Geoffrey W.; Butler, R. Paul (1996). "A Planetary Companion to 70 Virginis". The Astrophysical Journal Letters 464: L147 – L151. doi:10.1086/310096. http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?1996ApJ...464L.147M&db_key=AST&nosetcookie=1.
- ↑ Trilling, D. E.; Bryden, G.; Beichman, C. A.; Rieke, G. H.; Su, K. Y. L.; Stansberry, J. A.; Blaylock, M.; Stapelfeldt, K. R.; Beeman, J. W.; Haller, E. E. (2008). "Debris Disks around Sun-like Stars". The Astrophysical Journal 674 (2): 1086 – 1105. doi:10.1086/525514. http://cdsads.u-strasbg.fr/cgi-bin/nph-bib_query?2008ApJ...674.1086T&db_key=AST&nosetcookie=1.
[change] Other websites
- SIMBAD: HD 117176 -- High proper-motion Star
- SolStation: 70 Virginis
- Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia: 70 Virginis
- Extrasolar Visions: 70 Virginis
