extra-solar planet

A form of extrasolar planet — Synonym of exoplanet.

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Meanings

nounextra-solar planet (plural extra-solar planets)

plural extra-solar planets

  1. alternativeAlternative form of extrasolar planet

    We report on the first extra-solar planet discovered with the brand new HARPS instrument.

    2004, F. Pepe et al., “The HARPS search for southern extra-solar planets”, in Astronomy & Astrophysics, volume 423, number 1, →DOI, page 385
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    The discovery of the first extra-solar planet surrounding a main-sequence star was announced in 1995.

    2000 August 29, M. A. C. Perryman, “Extra-Solar Planets”, in Reports on Progress in Physics, volume 63, number 8, →DOI, page 1209

    Among various techniques to search for extra-solar planets, microlensing has some unique characteristics.

    2002 March 29, M. Dominik et al., “The PLANET microlensing follow-up network: results and prospects for the detection of extra-solar planets”, in Planetary and Space Science, volume 50, number 3, →DOI, page 299
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