planetary companion

collocation in English

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planetary
adjective
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/ˈplæn.ɪ.tər.i/us
/ˈplæn.ɪ.ter.i/
relating ...
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companion
noun[C]
uk
/kəmˈpæn.jən/us
/kəmˈpæn.jən/
a person you spend a lot of time with often because you are friends or because you are ...
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(Definition ofplanetaryandcompanionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This confirms other data indicating aplanetarycompanion.
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Further measurement will be needed to determine whether the star has aplanetarycompanion.
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In 2002 the star was found to have aplanetarycompanion.
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Because no such correlation was found, aplanetarycompanionwas deemed the most likely cause.
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Second, although the target star may have one or more planetary companions, such objects are far too large to produce any amplification.
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Aplanetarycompanionwas announced in 2008.
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However, no planetary companions have yet been discovered in orbit around this star.
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However, follow-up observations reported in 2005 not only failed to recover this object but also returned a null result on a search for planetary companions.
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It must be noted though that these orbital models do not account for mutual interactions between planetary companions.
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No planetary companions have been detected in orbit around these stars.
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No planetary companions have yet been discovered around it.
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