Extrasolar Planets
A Catalog of Discoveries in Other Star Systems
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About the Book
Astronomers have long looked in vain for evidence of worlds orbiting other stars, but technological advances have made such discoveries far more regular. 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 work summarizes information on all the extrasolar planets discovered. Each planet is described in as much detail as is available with graphs indicating how the planet orbits its primary. Details on 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.
Five appendices are included on such topics as withdrawn and tentative discoveries, the constellations, and masses and orbital characteristics of extrasolar planets.
About the Author(s)
Bibliographic Details
Terry L. Kepner
Format: softcover (6 x 9)
Pages: 206
Bibliographic Info: 143 diagrams, appendices, bibliography, index
Copyright Date: 2005
pISBN: 978-0-7864-2405-4
eISBN: 978-1-4766-0911-9
Imprint: McFarland
Table of Contents
Preface 1
Introduction 5
How to Use This Book 7
Planetary Discoveries 35
Appendix A: Withdrawn Discoveries 171
Appendix B: Tentative Discoveries 173
Appendix C: The Constellations 177
Appendix D: Masses and Orbital Characteristics of Extrasolar Planets 180
References 187
Bibliography 191
Index 195
Book Reviews & Awards
“fascinating”—ARBA; “superbly written”—Midwest Book Review.