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Extrasolar planets : a catalog of discoveries in other star systems / Terry L. Kepner.

by Kepner, Terry L.

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McFarland & Co., c2005.

523.240216 K38e

Extrasolar planets -- Catalogs.

Table of contents

9780786424054 (softcover : alk paper)

0786424052 (softcover : alk. paper)

v, 199 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 191-194) and index.

"Astronomers long looked in vain for evidence of worlds orbiting other stars, but recent technological advances have enabled such discoveries to occur regularly. Several teams continuously work on the planet search using a variety of techniques and equipment; as a result, we know of 161 planetary candidates in 135 star systems, from 8.25 to 9,000 light-years from Earth." "This catalog of all the known extrasolar planets describes each planet in as much detail as is available with graphs indicating how the planet orbits its primary. Details in the primary are given. Additionally, the boundaries of the habitability zone around each star are plotted, and information about the likelihood of terrestrial planets existing in each system is provided."--BOOK JACKET.

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