TRAPPIST-UCDTS: A prototype search for habitable planets transiting ultra-cool stars
The ∼1000 nearest ultra-cool stars (spectral type M6 and latter) represent a unique opportunity for the search for life outside solar system. Due to their small luminosity, their habitable zone is 30–100 times closer than for the Sun, the corresponding orbital periods ranging from one to a few days....
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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EDP Sciences
2013-04-01
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| Series: | EPJ Web of Conferences |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20134703001 |