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'''Mu Arae d''' |
'''Mu Arae d''' (also known as '''HD 160691 d''') is an [[extrasolar planet]] orbiting the star [[Mu Arae]]. The planet has a mass about half that of [[Jupiter]] and orbits at a [[distance]] of 0.921 [[astronomical unit|AU]] from the star with a period of 310.55 days. The planet may be located at a distance close enough to the star to receive a comparable amount of [[ultraviolet]] radiation as the [[Earth]] does from the [[Sun]], however it is too close to the star to be able to support [[liquid]] [[water]] at its surface.<ref name="buccino">{{cite journal|url=http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2005astro.ph.12291B|author=Buccino, A. ''et al.''|title=Ultraviolet Radiation Constraints around the Circumstellar Habitable Zones|journal=[[Icarus (journal)|Icarus]]|volume=183|issue=2|pages=491 – 503|year=2006|doi=10.1016/j.icarus.2006.03.007}}</ref> Furthermore, given its mass, the planet is likely to be a [[gas giant]] with no [[solid]] surface. |
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Mu Arae d (also known as HD 160691 d) is an extrasolar planet orbiting the star Mu Arae. The planet has a mass about half that of Jupiter and orbits at a distance of 0.921 AU from the star with a period of 310.55 days. The planet may be located at a distance close enough to the star to receive a comparable amount of ultraviolet radiation as the Earth does from the Sun, however it is too close to the star to be able to support liquid water at its surface.[1] Furthermore, given its mass, the planet is likely to be a gas giant with no solid surface.
References
- ^ Buccino, A.; et al. (2006). "Ultraviolet Radiation Constraints around the Circumstellar Habitable Zones". Icarus. 183 (2): 491–503. doi:10.1016/j.icarus.2006.03.007.
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