Exoplanet Hd 85512 B
by ESO/Martin Kornmesser
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Exoplanet Hd 85512 B
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ESO/Martin Kornmesser
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Artist's impression shows the planet orbiting the Sun-like star HD 85512 in the southern constellation of Vela (The Sail). This planet is one of sixteen super-Earths discovered by the HARPS instrument on the 3.6-meter telescope at ESO's La Silla Observatory. This planet is about 3.6 times as massive as the Earth lis at the edge of the habitable zone around the star, where liquid water, and perhaps even life, could potentially exist. Due to its mass of at least 3.6 times the mass of Earth, HD 85512 b is classified as a near Earth sized exoplanet and is one of the smallest exoplanets discovered to be just outside the inner edge of the habitable zone. Release date September 12, 2011.
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