Three red suns in the sky: a transiting, terrestrial planet in a triple m-dwarf system at 6.9 pc

We present the discovery from Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) data of LTT 1445Ab. At a distance of 6.9 pc, it is the second nearest transiting exoplanet system found to date, and the closest one known for which the primary is an M dwarf. The host stellar system consists of three mid-to-...

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Main Authors: Ricker, George R. (Author), Vanderspek, Roland K. (Author), Seager, Sara (Author), Burke, Chris (Author)
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society, 2020-04-17T02:00:46Z.
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