Astronomers Directly Image Third Giant Exoplanet in β Pictoris System
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Keith Cowing
Summary
Astronomers report the direct imaging discovery of β Pictoris d, a third exoplanet in the β Pictoris system. The planet was detected using non-coronagraphic observations from VLT/ERIS and multi-epoch archival datasets, ending a decade-long search. This discovery adds to the known planetary system around β Pictoris, which already hosts two other directly imaged giant planets.
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· 2 pulledWe report the direct imaging discovery of a third exoplanet in the β Pictoris system.
We detect β Pictoris d in non-coronagraphic observations obtained with VLT/ERIS as well as multi-epoch archival datasets.
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