Astronomy:MOA-2007-BLG-197Lb
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| Discovery | |
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| Discovered by | Ranc et al. |
| Discovery date | 17 August 2015 |
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| Star | MOA-2007-BLG-197L |
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| Mass | 41+2−2 |♃|J}}}}}} |
MOA-2007-BLG-197Lb is a brown dwarf discovered in August 2015 by the MOA collaboration.[1] It is the first brown dwarf found by the microlensing method to orbit a solar-type star.
References
- ↑ Ranc, C. et al. (2015-08-01). "MOA-2007-BLG-197: Exploring the brown dwarf desert". Astronomy and Astrophysics 580: A125. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201525791. ISSN 0004-6361. Bibcode: 2015A&A...580A.125R. http://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/pdf/2015/08/aa25791-15.pdf.
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