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First joint measurement of exoplanet’s mass and brightness challenges classical model of planet formation

First joint measurement of exoplanet’s mass and brightness challenges classical model of planet formation

Details: Published on 01 October 2020

Artist’s impression
(Credit: GRAVITY Collaboration / Axel M. Quetz, MPIA Graphics Department)

MPIA press release

Based on the articles "Unveiling the beta Pictoris system, coupling high contrast imaging, interferometric, and radial velocity data",
by A.-M. Lagrange et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020, 642, A18

"Direct confirmation of the radial velocity planet β Pictoris c",
by M. Nowak et al.

Published in Astronomy & Astrophysics, 2020, 642, L2