Alignment of the stellar spin with the orbits of a three-planet system
The Sun’s equator and the planets’ orbital planes are nearly aligned, which is presumably a consequence of their formation from a single spinning gaseous disk. For exoplanetary systems this well-aligned configuration is not guaranteed: dynamical interactions may tilt planetary orbits, or stars may b...
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Nature Publishing Group
2013
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/76773 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4265-047X |