circumpolar
07-11-2007, 08:30 PM
November 6th 2007.
A 5th planet has been found orbiting star 55 Cancri f.
260 day orbit period. 0.78 AU from parent star places it in an empty zone between two other planets. Mass = 45.7 X Earth.
Sciencedaily press http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071106133058.htm
Info on planet found here. pdf file (1.1MB)
http://exoplanet.eu/papers/debra.pdf
A 5th planet has been found orbiting star 55 Cancri f.
260 day orbit period. 0.78 AU from parent star places it in an empty zone between two other planets. Mass = 45.7 X Earth.
Sciencedaily press http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/11/071106133058.htm
Info on planet found here. pdf file (1.1MB)
http://exoplanet.eu/papers/debra.pdf