extrasolar planet

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extrasolar
adjective
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/ˌek.strəˈsəʊ.lər/us
/ˌek.strəˈsoʊ.lɚ/
outside the solar system (= the area that contains the sun and the planets ...
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planet
noun[C]
uk
/ˈplæn.ɪt/us
/ˈplæn.ɪt/
an extremely large, round mass of rock and metal, such as Earth, or of gas, such as Jupiter, that moves in a circular path around the sun or ...
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Chapter 9 focusses on technology, introducing direct methods ofextrasolarplanetdetection through telescopy and interferometry.
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Chapter 10 discusses indirect methods forextrasolarplanetdetection through astrometry and spectroscopy.
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Imaging spectroscopy forextrasolarplanetdetection.
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Thisextrasolarplanethas yet to be confirmed.
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The star has a massiveextrasolarplanetorbiting it.
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As of 2000, it has been confirmed that anextrasolarplanetorbits the star.
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At the time, it had the highest orbital eccentricity of any knownextrasolarplanet.
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In 2004 the object was proved to be a new transitingextrasolarplanet.
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This planet is the secondextrasolarplanetwhere definitive evidence for water has been found.
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Out of the more than 200extrasolarplanetdiscoveries (as of 2006), 15 planets have high eccentricities (e 0.6).
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At the time, its orbit was the most eccentric orbit of anyextrasolarplanetknown.
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Note that the discovery papers do not use the b suffix typically used inextrasolarplanetdesignations.
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Anextrasolarplanetwas discovered with the radial velocity method in 2007, it was subsequently discovered to transit the star.
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This planet has the shortest known orbital period of anyextrasolarplanetat.73 days.
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This constituted the first unambiguous astrometric detection of anextrasolarplanet.
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The first confirmed discovery of anextrasolarplanetwas made using this method.
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He is primarily known for producing the firstextrasolarplanetclassification system, which is based on a series of theoretical gas giant planet atmosphere models.
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This was the firstextrasolarplanetto be directly imaged by an optical telescope.
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As of 2009, anextrasolarplanethas been confirmed to orbit the star.
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It is suspected of hosting anextrasolarplanet.
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