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The team has determined the mass of a rocky planet around the nearby star Gliese 486 using MAROON-X's spectrometer. The exoplanet, called Gliese 486 b, is roughly three times the mass of Earth and has a similar density.
Coverage from 2 institutions
- MAROON-X embarks on its exoplanet quest Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) · Mar 4, 2021 · first to report
- Discovery of a nearby exoplanet suitable for atmospheric investigation American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) · Mar 4, 2021