Possible Planet Masses and Locations along with Debris Belts in HD 95086 (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Possible Planet Masses and Locations along with Debris Belts in HD 95086

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This image shows possible planet masses and locations along with debris belts in HD 95086 compared to a scaled-up version of our outer solar system. Black points indicate known planets; red points show where additional planets are likely to be if they have a certain mass (the unit 'M Jupiter' equals the mass of Jupiter); and gray regions show the possible locations the planets can inhabit. One AU is the average Earth-sun distance.

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Sarah Morrison

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