SPECULOOS-3
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SPECULOOS-3 is an ultra-cool dwarf star orbited by an exoplanet. It is the second star of its kind discovered to have a planetary system, the first being TRAPPIST-1. The star has an average temperature of 2,600˚C, making it more than twice as cold as the Sun.[1]
The exoplanet, SPECULOOS-3 b, is almost the size of Earth.[2] The planet's discovery was announced on 15 May 2024.[3]
References
- ^ "Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3". ScienceDaily. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ "SPECULOOS-3 b - NASA Science". science.nasa.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-28.
- ^ Gillon, Michaël; Pedersen, Peter P.; Rackham, Benjamin V.; Dransfield, Georgina; Ducrot, Elsa; Barkaoui, Khalid; Burdanov, Artem Y.; Schroffenegger, Urs; Gómez Maqueo Chew, Yilen; Lederer, Susan M.; Alonso, Roi; Burgasser, Adam J.; Howell, Steve B.; Narita, Norio; de Wit, Julien (2024-05-15). "Detection of an Earth-sized exoplanet orbiting the nearby ultracool dwarf star SPECULOOS-3". Nature Astronomy: 1–14. doi:10.1038/s41550-024-02271-2. ISSN 2397-3366.