A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri

Guillem Anglada-Escudé,P. J. Amado,J. R. Barnes,Z. M. Berdiñas,R. Paul Butler,Gavin A. L. Coleman,Ignacio de la Cueva,S. Dreizler,Michael Endl,Benjamin Giesers,S. V. Jeffers,J. S. Jenkins,Hugh R. A. Jones,Marcin Kiraga,Martin Kurster,Marίa J. López-González,C. J. Marvin,N. Morales,J. Morin,Richard P. Nelson,Jose Luis Ortiz,A. Ofir,Sijme-Jan Paardekooper,Ansgar Reiners,E. Rodriguez,Cristina Rodrίguez-López,L. F. Sarmiento,J. B. P. Strachan,Y. Tsapras,Mikko Tuomi,Mathias Zechmeister

A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri

2016

A small planet of at least 1.3 Earth masses is orbiting Proxima Centauri with a period of about 11.2 days, with the potential for liquid water on its surface.

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Extraterrestrial Environment
Orbit
Terrestrial planet
Astrobiology
Astronomy
Stars
Geology
Temperate climate
Planet
Red dwarf
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Effective temperature
Solar mass
Luminosity
Rotation period
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