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Planetary-mass exosatellite detected around the substellar companion of a star - Nature

Planetary-mass exosatellite detected around the substellar companion of a star - Nature

Radial velocity measurements provide evidence for a Jupiter-mass exosatellite orbiting the brown dwarf companion CD-35 2722 B, a promising detection of an exomoon-like object.

Schneider, J., Dedieu, C., Le Sidaner, P., Savalle, R. & Zolotukhin, I. The extrasolar planets encyclopaedia: a database for exoplanets and their host stars. Astron. Astrophys.532, A79 (2011)… [+9128 chars]

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