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R Silvotti1, S Schuh, R Janulis
1INAF-Osservatorio Astronomico di Capodimonte, via Moiariello 16, 80131 Napoli, Italy. silvotti@na.astro.it
Nature
|September 14, 2007
概括
天文学家发现了一颗围绕后红巨星运行的行星,证明接近的行星可以在恒星膨胀中生存. 这一发现为外行星的长期可居住性提供了洞察力.
科学领域:
- 天文学和天体物理学
- 外系行星科学 外系行星科学
背景情况:
- 已经发现了200多个太阳系外行星,其中大部分围绕主顺序恒星运行.
- 围绕红巨星运行的行星很少见,恒星膨胀对包括地球在内的内部行星构成威胁.
研究的目的:
- 报道发现一个行星质量天体绕着一个后红巨星运行.
- 为了研究行星在恒星进化过程中的生存.
主要方法:
- 探测到一个绕着V 391 Pegasi运行的行星质量天体.
- 分析恒星的进化阶段 (极端水平分支,燃烧的核心).
主要成果:
- 发现了一颗质量至少为木星质量的3.2颗行星,绕着V 391 Pegasi以1.7天文单位 (au) 的轨道运行,周期为3.2年.
- 父母恒星V 391 Pegasi是极端水平分支上的一个脉动恒星.
- 据估计,这颗恒星红巨星阶段的最大半径为0.7 AU,而行星的初始轨道大约为1 AU.
结论:
- 轨道距离小于2AU的行星可以在宿主恒星的红巨星膨胀阶段中生存.
- 这一发现挑战了以前关于在演化恒星周围的近距离系外行星生存能力的假设.
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