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2M1207b

2M1207b, the planetary mass object orbiting the brown dwarf 2M1207, in the constellation Centaurus, approximately 170 light-years from Earth

astronomical object, exoplanet
Wikipedia Page
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2M1207b
Class
exoplanet, astronomical object
Related Websites
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http://www.eso.org/public/news/eso0515, http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13163-planet-collision-could-explain-alien-worlds-heat.html, http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2007ApJ...657.1064M, http://arxiv.org/abs/astro-ph/0507416, http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/050430_exoplanet_image.html,  …
Freebase ID
"/guid/9202a8c04000641f80000000005f4b5b"
DBPedia URI
http://dbpedia.org/resource/2M1207b
Rare Terms
"confirmed", "b"
Freebase Primary MID
"/m/03wngpn"
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2M1207b Yes, it is the Image of an Exoplanet
The feeble object, now called 2M1207b, is more than 100 times fainter than the brown dwarf ... of the VLT/NACO measurements and the looseness of the young association, the fact that ...
http://www.thelivingmoon.com/43ancients/02files/Extra_Solar_Planet_2M120...
FIRST EXOPLANET IMAGE CONFIRMED!
In fact, the star needs a name change: it’s now called 2M1207A. The planet is 2M1207b (stars are upper case, planets are lower case, so that’s not a typo).
http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/badastronomy/2005/04/29/first-exoplane...
Fresh Debate over First Photo of Extrasolar Planet
The whole issue is further clouded by the fact that 2M1207b orbits a brown dwarf rather than a regular star. Brown dwarfs stars do not have enough mass to trigger the thermonuclear ...
http://www.space.com/1023-fresh-debate-photo-extrasolar-planet.html
Images of Extrasolar Planets
The first is an image of 2M1207b (red object in the lower left corner), an object ... Nothing But the Facts About the Constellation the Little Dipper (Ursa Minor)
http://www.brighthub.com/science/space/articles/11698.aspx
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... as extrasolar planets, that is 5 times bigger than Jupiter, and it's name is 2M1207b. ... Are there any interesting facts about Astronomy and Space????? What are some really ...
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