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HD 85512 b - Super Earth among 50 new exoplanets discovered

By Hank Campbell in Science 2.0
September 12, 2011
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Submitted by Hank on Mon, 09/12/2011 - 10:59
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The HARPS team today announced the discovery of more than 50 new exoplanets orbiting nearby stars, including 16 super-Earths - the largest number of such planets ever announced at one time.

One of the recently announced newly discovered planets, HD 85512 b, is estimated to be only 3.6 times the mass of the Earth and is located at the edge of the habitable zone — a narrow zone around a star in which water may be present in liquid form if conditions are right.

HD 85512 b - Super Earth in habitable zone one of 50 new exoplanets discovered by HARPS - Science Codex

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