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Nearby triple star system. The very dim star C was resolved with a technique that will next be used to attempt to resolve exoplanets. This found that it was a very dim red dwarf instead of a brown dwarf, and is one of the lowest mass stars known. Principle star of the AB Doradus Moving Group.Nearby triple star system. The very dim star C was resolved with a technique that will next be used to attempt to resolve exoplanets. This found that it was a very dim red dwarf instead of a brown dwarf, and is one of the lowest mass stars known. Principle star of the AB Doradus Moving Group.
AB Doradus Web Pages[]
AB Doradus System In the News[]
Dim Star Used As a Testbed for New Exoplanet Detection Technique (June 2007)[]
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