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., Vanderspek, Roland K., Seager, Sara, Burke, Chris
Other Authors: MIT Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Astronomical Society 2020
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/124706