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Summary
This artist's concept shows the smallest star known to host a planet. The planet, called VB 10b, was discovered using astrometry, a method in which the wobble induced by a planet on its star is measured precisely on the sky.
- Wolf 1055 AB / Van Biesbroeck's Star - SolStation.com
- VB 10: A Large Planet Orbiting a Small Star
- 2009 June 3 - VB 10: A Large Planet Orbiting a Small Star - APOD
- Planet-Hunting Method Succeeds at Last - Jet Propulsion Laboratory
- VB 10: A Large Planet Orbiting a Small Star
- A Planet as Big as its Star (Artist Concept) - NASA
- A Planet as Big as Its Star - NASA
- Discovery: Even Tiny Stars Have Planets - Space.com
- 090529Big planet, small star - Astronomy Now
- Exoplanet Not Really There? - Universe Today
Tags
artwork
nasa artwork
space exploration
art from nasa
artists impressions of exoplanets
red dwarfs
high resolution
planets
astronomy
nasa
Date
28/05/2009
Source
NASA
Link
Copyright info
Public Domain