Skip to main content
Download PDF
- Main
Temperate Earth-sized planets transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star
- Gillon, Michaël;
- Jehin, Emmanuël;
- Lederer, Susan M;
- Delrez, Laetitia;
- de Wit, Julien;
- Burdanov, Artem;
- Van Grootel, Valérie;
- Burgasser, Adam J;
- Triaud, Amaury HMJ;
- Opitom, Cyrielle;
- Demory, Brice-Olivier;
- Sahu, Devendra K;
- Bardalez Gagliuffi, Daniella;
- Magain, Pierre;
- Queloz, Didier
Published Web Location
https://doi.org/10.1038/nature17448Abstract
Three Earth-sized planets—receiving similar irradiation to Venus and Earth, and ideally suited for atmospheric study—have been found transiting a nearby ultracool dwarf star that has a mass of only eight per cent of that of the Sun.
Many UC-authored scholarly publications are freely available on this site because of the UC's open access policies. Let us know how this access is important for you.