About the Object Object Name: OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb Object Description: Extrasolar Planet Position (J2000): R.A. 17h 54 m 19s.2 Dec. -30° 22' 38 " Constellation: Scorpius Distance: 20,000 light-years (6,100 parsecs) away About the Data Instrument: OGLE, PLANET Discovery Date: OGLE: July 11, 2005; PLANET: August 9, 2005 Data Description:
The science team is composed of the following collaborations:
PLANET/RoboNet Collaboration: J.-P. Beaulieu (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), D. P. Bennett (University of Notre Dame, Indiana), P. Fouque (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees, France), A. Williams (Perth Observatory, Australia), M. Dominik (University of St Andrews, UK), U. G. Jorgensen (Niels Bohr Institutet, Denmark), D. Kubas (European Southern Observatory, Chile), A. Cassan (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), C. Coutures (CEA DAPNIA/SPP, France), J. Greenhill and K. Hill (University of Tasmania, Australia), J. Menzies (South African Astronomical Observatory), P.D. Sackett (Mt Stromlo Observatory, Australia), M. Albrow (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), S. Brillant (European Southern Observatory, Chile), J.A.R. Caldwell (McDonald Observatory, Texas), J.J. Calitz (Boyden Observatory, South Africa), K. H. Cook (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), E. Corrales and M. Desort (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), S. Dieters (University of Tasmania, Australia), D. Dominis (Universitat Potsdam, Germany), J. Donatowicz (Technische Universitat Wien, Austria), M. Hoffman (Universitat Potsdam, Germany), S. Kane (Technische Universitat Wien, Austria), J.-B. Marquette (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), R. Martin (Perth Observatory, Australia), P. Meintjes (Boyden Observatory, South Africa), K. Pollard (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), K. Sahu (Space Telescope Science Institute), C. Vinter (Niels Bohr Institutet, Denmark), J. Wambsganss (University of Heidelberg, Germany), K. Woller (Niels Bohr Institutet, Denmark), K. Horne (University of St Andrews, UK), I. Steele (Liverpool John Moores University, UK), D.M. Bramich (University of St Andrews/ Liverpool John Moores University, UK), M. Burgdorf (Liverpool John Moores University, UK), C. Snodgrass (Queen's University Belfast, UK), and M. Bode (Liverpool John Moores University, UK);
OGLE Collaboration: A. Udalski, M.K. Szymanski, M. Kubiak, and T. Wieckowski (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland), G. Pietrzynski and I. Soszynski (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland/ Universidad de Concepcion, Chile), O. Szewczyk (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland), L. Wyrzykowski (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland/ Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK), and B. Paczynski (Princeton University Observatory, NJ);
MOA Collaboration: D.P. Bennett (University of Notre Dame, Indiana), F. Abe (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), I.A. Bond (Massey University, New Zealand), T.R. Britton (University of Canterbury, New Zealand/
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About the Object Object Name: OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb Object Description: Extrasolar Planet Position (J2000): R.A. 17h 54 m 19s.2 Dec. -30° 22' 38 " Constellation: Scorpius Distance: 20,000 light-years (6,100 parsecs) away About the Data Instrument: OGLE, PLANET Discovery Date: OGLE: July 11, 2005; PLANET: August 9, 2005 Data Description:
The science team is composed of the following collaborations:
PLANET/RoboNet Collaboration: J.-P. Beaulieu (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), D. P. Bennett (University of Notre Dame, Indiana), P. Fouque (Observatoire Midi-Pyrenees, France), A. Williams (Perth Observatory, Australia), M. Dominik (University of St Andrews, UK), U. G. Jorgensen (Niels Bohr Institutet, Denmark), D. Kubas (European Southern Observatory, Chile), A. Cassan (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), C. Coutures (CEA DAPNIA/SPP, France), J. Greenhill and K. Hill (University of Tasmania, Australia), J. Menzies (South African Astronomical Observatory), P.D. Sackett (Mt Stromlo Observatory, Australia), M. Albrow (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), S. Brillant (European Southern Observatory, Chile), J.A.R. Caldwell (McDonald Observatory, Texas), J.J. Calitz (Boyden Observatory, South Africa), K. H. Cook (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), E. Corrales and M. Desort (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), S. Dieters (University of Tasmania, Australia), D. Dominis (Universitat Potsdam, Germany), J. Donatowicz (Technische Universitat Wien, Austria), M. Hoffman (Universitat Potsdam, Germany), S. Kane (Technische Universitat Wien, Austria), J.-B. Marquette (Institut d'Astrophysique de Paris, France), R. Martin (Perth Observatory, Australia), P. Meintjes (Boyden Observatory, South Africa), K. Pollard (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), K. Sahu (Space Telescope Science Institute), C. Vinter (Niels Bohr Institutet, Denmark), J. Wambsganss (University of Heidelberg, Germany), K. Woller (Niels Bohr Institutet, Denmark), K. Horne (University of St Andrews, UK), I. Steele (Liverpool John Moores University, UK), D.M. Bramich (University of St Andrews/ Liverpool John Moores University, UK), M. Burgdorf (Liverpool John Moores University, UK), C. Snodgrass (Queen's University Belfast, UK), and M. Bode (Liverpool John Moores University, UK);
OGLE Collaboration: A. Udalski, M.K. Szymanski, M. Kubiak, and T. Wieckowski (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland), G. Pietrzynski and I. Soszynski (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland/ Universidad de Concepcion, Chile), O. Szewczyk (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland), L. Wyrzykowski (Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego, Poland/ Jodrell Bank Observatory, UK), and B. Paczynski (Princeton University Observatory, NJ);
MOA Collaboration: D.P. Bennett (University of Notre Dame, Indiana), F. Abe (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), I.A. Bond (Massey University, New Zealand), T.R. Britton (University of Canterbury, New Zealand/
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University of Auckland, New Zealand), A.C. Gilmore and J.B. Hearnshaw (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), Y. Itow and K. Kamiya (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), P.M. Kilmartin (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), A.V. Korpela (Victoria University, New Zealand), K. Masuda, Y. Matsubara, M. Motomura, Y. Muraki, S. Nakamura, and C. Okada (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), K. Ohnishi (Nagano National College of Technology, Japan), N.J. Rattenbury (Princeton University Observatory, NJ), T. Sako (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), S. Sato (Department of Astrophysics, Nagoya University, Japan), M. Sasaki and T. Sekiguchi (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), D.J. Sullivan (Victoria University, New Zealand), P.J. Tristram and P.C.M. Yock (University of Auckland, New Zealand), and T. Yoshioka (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan).
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University of Auckland, New Zealand), A.C. Gilmore and J.B. Hearnshaw (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), Y. Itow and K. Kamiya (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), P.M. Kilmartin (University of Canterbury, New Zealand), A.V. Korpela (Victoria University, New Zealand), K. Masuda, Y. Matsubara, M. Motomura, Y. Muraki, S. Nakamura, and C. Okada (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), K. Ohnishi (Nagano National College of Technology, Japan), N.J. Rattenbury (Princeton University Observatory, NJ), T. Sako (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), S. Sato (Department of Astrophysics, Nagoya University, Japan), M. Sasaki and T. Sekiguchi (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan), D.J. Sullivan (Victoria University, New Zealand), P.J. Tristram and P.C.M. Yock (University of Auckland, New Zealand), and T. Yoshioka (Solar-Terrestrial Environment Lab, Nagoya University, Japan).
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*Release Date*:January 25, 2006 01:00 PM (EST)
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*Release Date*:January 25, 2006 01:00 PM (EST)
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*News Release Number:*: STScI-2006-06a
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*Title*:Astronomers Find Smallest Extrasolar Planet Yet Around Normal Star
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*Title*:Astronomers Find Smallest Extrasolar Planet Yet Around Normal Star
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*Description*:
This artist's illustration shows an icy/rocky planet orbiting a dim star. Astronomers detected an extrasolar planet five times as massive as Earth circling a red dwarf, a relatively cool star. The distance between the planet, designated OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, and its host is about three times greater than that between the Earth and the Sun. The planet's large orbit and its dim parent star make its likely surface temperature a frigid minus 364 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 220 degrees Celsius).
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This artist's illustration shows an icy/rocky planet orbiting a dim star. Astronomers detected an extrasolar planet five times as massive as Earth circling a red dwarf, a relatively cool star. The distance between the planet, designated OGLE-2005-BLG-390Lb, and its host is about three times greater than that between the Earth and the Sun. The planet's large orbit and its dim parent star make its likely surface temperature a frigid minus 364 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 220 degrees Celsius).
