Sentences with phrase «via radial velocity variations»
Found via radial velocity variations, the planet's true mass could not be known with knowing whether its orbit around Star B is being viewed edge - on, face - on, or somewhere in between.
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On March 25, 2015, a team of astronomers using the Hubble Space Telescope revealed observations which indicate via the transit method that Alpha Centauri B may have a second planet «c» in a hot inner orbit, just outside planet candidate «b.» After observing Alpha Centauri B in 2013 and 2014 for a total of 40 hours, the team failed to detect any transits involving planet b (previously detected using the radial velocity variations method and recently determined not to be observed edge - on in a transit orbit around Star B).