New Star System Similar to Ours =)

[eyewar]

http://www.dailygalaxy.com/my_weblog/20 ... ry-is.html

[Djchrismac]

“No other planetary system shows such a similar ‘architecture’ to that of our cosmic home as does the planetary system around KOI-351,” says Cabrera. “Just as in the Solar System, rocky planets with roughly the size of Earth are found close to the star, while, ‘gas giants’ similar to Jupiter and Saturn are found as you move away from the star.”

Great find!!

[daniel]

A team of European astrophysicists has discovered the most extensive planetary system to date that orbit star KOI-351 – with seven planets, more than in other known planetary systems arranged in a similar fashion to the eight planets in the Solar System, with small rocky planets close to the parent star and gas giant planets at greater distances. Although the planetary system around KOI-351 is packed together more tightly, “We cannot stress just how important this discovery is.

Hummm... didn't somebody predict, that according to the Reciprocal System, solar systems would look basically like our own, and in the early stages, the planets would be in a much closer orbit to the sun??? And notice, that it is a SINGLE star, not a binary.

If it is close enough to spot 7 planets, I wonder why the spectral type of the star is missing or listed as N/A? Must have them puzzled... it is probably in the late G range (G5-G9), but because they have stellar evolution backwards (making it older, not younger than our sun), they will probably have to "make it" in the early G or late F range, to fit conventional, astronomical theory.

[Djchrismac]

I believe Bruce is currently in "smug mode"!