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To: Red in Blue PA

The box shows a planet orbiting the star Fomalhaut. The dot shows the star's location
2 posted on 11/14/2008 4:49:36 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Little known fact: Barack Obama translated into Kenyan means "Jimmy Carter")
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To: Red in Blue PA

This image shows two planets, indicated as "b" and "c", orbiting star HF8799.
3 posted on 11/14/2008 4:50:33 AM PST by Red in Blue PA (Little known fact: Barack Obama translated into Kenyan means "Jimmy Carter")
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To: Red in Blue PA

Fomalhaut is 25 light-years away from Earth.


4 posted on 11/14/2008 4:54:44 AM PST by The Louiswu (The sun rose, the sky did not fall and I will still carry myself with pride and dignity.)
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A3V star thought to be ~200-300my old with a lifetime of appx 1 billion.

No intelligent life there.

11 posted on 11/14/2008 5:40:11 AM PST by onedoug
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