the california planet survey. i. four new giant exoplanets
... at Palomar Observatory. This previously undiscovered star, HD 126614 B, has an estimated mass of 0.32M⊙ and is separated from HD 126614 A by 489 mas at position angle 56.1deg. This corresponds to a projected separation of 33 AU. Compare with semi-major of Neptune ~30 AU ...
... at Palomar Observatory. This previously undiscovered star, HD 126614 B, has an estimated mass of 0.32M⊙ and is separated from HD 126614 A by 489 mas at position angle 56.1deg. This corresponds to a projected separation of 33 AU. Compare with semi-major of Neptune ~30 AU ...
5 - 12.4 CYU Suggested Answers - Tse
... 7. Earth has very few craters because 70 % of its surface is covered in water. As a result, most meteorites land in the oceans without leaving the telltale mark of a crater. 8. Mercury has a much colder nighttime temperature than Earth, despite being the closest planet to the Sun, because Mercury do ...
... 7. Earth has very few craters because 70 % of its surface is covered in water. As a result, most meteorites land in the oceans without leaving the telltale mark of a crater. 8. Mercury has a much colder nighttime temperature than Earth, despite being the closest planet to the Sun, because Mercury do ...
Planet Math
... Planets have different characteristics. Some are related and others are not. Using the Solar System Update program, complete all but the last column of this table for each planet. Note that in the software, a value given as 2.5 E 7 is a shorthand for the scientific notation 2.5 x 107. ...
... Planets have different characteristics. Some are related and others are not. Using the Solar System Update program, complete all but the last column of this table for each planet. Note that in the software, a value given as 2.5 E 7 is a shorthand for the scientific notation 2.5 x 107. ...
Exoplanets
... All (or almost all?) are gas or ice giants • Masses from 7ME up to > 13MJ (MJ = 320 ME) Orbits are mostly unlike the Solar System • “Hot Neptunes” & “Hot Jupiters” (a < 0.4 AU) are ...
... All (or almost all?) are gas or ice giants • Masses from 7ME up to > 13MJ (MJ = 320 ME) Orbits are mostly unlike the Solar System • “Hot Neptunes” & “Hot Jupiters” (a < 0.4 AU) are ...
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... 1.Both Pluto and Eris are smaller than any of the terrestrial planets. 2. Both Pluto and Eris travel in more elliptical orbits than any of the terrestrial or jovian planets. 3.Both Pluto and Eris are less massive than any of the terrestrial or jovian planets. They have not cleared it's orbit (not a ...
... 1.Both Pluto and Eris are smaller than any of the terrestrial planets. 2. Both Pluto and Eris travel in more elliptical orbits than any of the terrestrial or jovian planets. 3.Both Pluto and Eris are less massive than any of the terrestrial or jovian planets. They have not cleared it's orbit (not a ...
30-4 Satellites of other Planets
... • Mass = 300x Earth’s mass. • Jupiter has the most moons – 63+ • Jupiter is one of the brightest objects in the sky • Has a very stormy atmosphere. – One major storm, the Great Red Spot, is as big as the Earth. ...
... • Mass = 300x Earth’s mass. • Jupiter has the most moons – 63+ • Jupiter is one of the brightest objects in the sky • Has a very stormy atmosphere. – One major storm, the Great Red Spot, is as big as the Earth. ...
other objects in solar system
... When a comet is pulled inward by the gravitational force of the SUN, it either collides with the planet or is pulled into the inner solar system and begins to orbit the Sun. AS the comet approaches the Sun it melts as the Suns radiation releases the gas and particles in the comet and the wind from t ...
... When a comet is pulled inward by the gravitational force of the SUN, it either collides with the planet or is pulled into the inner solar system and begins to orbit the Sun. AS the comet approaches the Sun it melts as the Suns radiation releases the gas and particles in the comet and the wind from t ...
Moab Scale Model Solar System
... from the Sun is so distant that it takes 84 years to complete one orbit. Neptune, mile marker 118. Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical predictions rather than through regular observations of the sky. Nearly 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, Neptune orbits the Sun once every ...
... from the Sun is so distant that it takes 84 years to complete one orbit. Neptune, mile marker 118. Neptune was the first planet located through mathematical predictions rather than through regular observations of the sky. Nearly 4.5 billion kilometers from the Sun, Neptune orbits the Sun once every ...
The Eight Planets of our Solar System
... Reading: Space ‘The Eight Planets of our Solar System’ VOCABULARY: Match the words with their meanings. 1. solar system ...
... Reading: Space ‘The Eight Planets of our Solar System’ VOCABULARY: Match the words with their meanings. 1. solar system ...
The Eight Planets of our Solar System
... Reading: Space ‘The Eight Planets of our Solar System’ VOCABULARY: Match the words with their meanings. 1. solar system ...
... Reading: Space ‘The Eight Planets of our Solar System’ VOCABULARY: Match the words with their meanings. 1. solar system ...
Solar System Presentation
... – is in orbit around the Sun; – has sufficient mass for selfgravity so it assumes a nearly round shape; and – has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. ...
... – is in orbit around the Sun; – has sufficient mass for selfgravity so it assumes a nearly round shape; and – has cleared the neighborhood around its orbit. ...
1. Pre and Post test 2. Schedule of the orbits of the planets in our solar
... Pre-Post Test 1. How many planets have been discovered? a) more than 8 b) more than 12 ...
... Pre-Post Test 1. How many planets have been discovered? a) more than 8 b) more than 12 ...
An Outer Space Adventure
... The Sun is the only part of the Solar System that is burning and exploding every second The Sun is the only thing that produces heat in our Solar System From Earth, the Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West, but the sun never ...
... The Sun is the only part of the Solar System that is burning and exploding every second The Sun is the only thing that produces heat in our Solar System From Earth, the Sun appears to rise in the East and set in the West, but the sun never ...
Pluto Demoted
... “Pluto has been an oddball from the word go” Having said all that I must admit that I was disappointed at their decision. I am quite schizophrenic in fact as my scientific mind knows that their decision is probably right, and that we should recognise divisions of greater and lesser objects in the sk ...
... “Pluto has been an oddball from the word go” Having said all that I must admit that I was disappointed at their decision. I am quite schizophrenic in fact as my scientific mind knows that their decision is probably right, and that we should recognise divisions of greater and lesser objects in the sk ...
Astronomy Review Packet
... 3) Order of the 8 planets from the sun, location (inner/outer) and their composition (gas/terrestrial) ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________ ...
... 3) Order of the 8 planets from the sun, location (inner/outer) and their composition (gas/terrestrial) ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ___________________________________ ________________ ...
Other solar system objects
... • Much smaller than the outer planets • Pluto has no hydrogen or helium • “Gas Giant” – except no gas or giant ...
... • Much smaller than the outer planets • Pluto has no hydrogen or helium • “Gas Giant” – except no gas or giant ...
.SOL 4.7 Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change Question/Answer Packet
... Terrestrial planet It is similar to Earth in both size and mass. It is the 2nd planet from the sun. It has a permanent blanket of clouds that trap heat. The temperatures are hot enough to melt lead. Terrestrial planet It is the 3rd planet from the sun. Its atmosphere, liquid water, and distance from ...
... Terrestrial planet It is similar to Earth in both size and mass. It is the 2nd planet from the sun. It has a permanent blanket of clouds that trap heat. The temperatures are hot enough to melt lead. Terrestrial planet It is the 3rd planet from the sun. Its atmosphere, liquid water, and distance from ...
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... this second largest planet apart. • 2nd largest planet and 2nd largest mass. • 96% H, 3% He, less dense than water. • Rocky core is embedded in an outer core of water, methane, and ammonia. • Above the core is liquid hydrogen 21,000 km deep • Rocks, dust, and ice orbiting the planet form several lar ...
... this second largest planet apart. • 2nd largest planet and 2nd largest mass. • 96% H, 3% He, less dense than water. • Rocky core is embedded in an outer core of water, methane, and ammonia. • Above the core is liquid hydrogen 21,000 km deep • Rocks, dust, and ice orbiting the planet form several lar ...
An exceptional planetary system discovered in Cassiopeia by
... and 1.6 times larger, what planet hunters call a super-Earth. Its mean density is close to the density of the Earth, suggesting a possibly similar composition as well. Two additional super-Earths and a giant planet But, there is more! The team discovered three additional longer-period planets in the ...
... and 1.6 times larger, what planet hunters call a super-Earth. Its mean density is close to the density of the Earth, suggesting a possibly similar composition as well. Two additional super-Earths and a giant planet But, there is more! The team discovered three additional longer-period planets in the ...
Dwarf Planets - Cloudfront.net
... In 2005 another ‘planet’, called Eris after the Greek goddess of discord, was discovered It was very much like Pluto, a little larger with similar composition, a tilted (44°) and elliptical (39 – 97 AU) orbit, and a large moon. By 2006, (6+) other similar objects have been found. In August ‘06 Astro ...
... In 2005 another ‘planet’, called Eris after the Greek goddess of discord, was discovered It was very much like Pluto, a little larger with similar composition, a tilted (44°) and elliptical (39 – 97 AU) orbit, and a large moon. By 2006, (6+) other similar objects have been found. In August ‘06 Astro ...
School Powerpoint Presentation on Planet X 2011
... ~2,000AU (~0.03 ly) to ~ 50,000 AU (0.79 ly) from the Sun. Some estimates place the outer edge at between 100,000 and 200,000 AU (1.58 and 3.16 ly) • Long-period comets come from the Oort Cloud ...
... ~2,000AU (~0.03 ly) to ~ 50,000 AU (0.79 ly) from the Sun. Some estimates place the outer edge at between 100,000 and 200,000 AU (1.58 and 3.16 ly) • Long-period comets come from the Oort Cloud ...