In the News:
Planet gets fresh look by UT astronomers
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"On the reality of the suggested planet in the ν Octantis System" is already available online. In the paper, the two scientists explore the possible existence of a proposed planet in a binary star system 69 light years, or 400 trillion miles, from Earth.
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Based on six years of data, observers have suggested a planet may exist in the ν Octantis system, a star system visible only from the southern half of the globe, particularly from Antarctica.
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They concluded there is a significant chance that the planet is indeed able to exist but in a retrograde orbit.
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"If our theoretical studies turn out to be applicable to the ν Octantis system, they will provide evidence for the first case of a planet in a retrograde orbit in a stellar binary system," said Manfred.
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.. Yet even more diversity unfolding out there in Exoplanet territory.
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