| Exoplanetary Scratchpad |
A binary star in the Taurus molecular cloud with a photoed object C (potentially a planet or brown dwarf) appearing to have been ejected by the system and shown pulling some dust away from the binary. This could have been the first visually detected planet, found in 1998. Later, it was said to be a background star by its discoverer. New evidence supports that this is indeed a planet, as archive photos found the star to have brightened in the past. As of 2013, its planetary status is still uncertain.
TMR-1C System Web Pages[]
TMR-1C System In the News[]
Evidence Supports Planet is Real (Aug 2010)[]
- Paper: http://arxiv.org/abs/1008.1248
- http://news.discovery.com/space/phantom-planet-comes-back-from-oblivion.html