Tag Archive for 'LTT 1445'

An artist’s concept of the exoplanet LTT 1445Ac. Image credit: NASA / ESA / Leah Hustak, STScI.

Hubble Measures Size of Rocky Exoplanet LTT 1445Ac

Nov 16, 2023 by Natali Anderson

LTT 1445Ac, a terrestrial planet in the triple star system LTT 1445, is only 1.07 times the size of Earth, according to a paper to be published in the...

This Chandra image shows the LTT 1445 system: LTT 1445A is the fainter source at the center of the image with the brighter resolved binary LTT 1445 BC. Image credit: NASA / Chandra / Brown et al., arXiv: 2209.11314.

Chandra Detects X-ray Emission from Exoplanet-Hosting Triple Star System

Oct 11, 2022 by Natali Anderson

The triple star system LTT 1445, at a distance of 22.5 light-years, hosts some of the nearest rocky planets. This Chandra image shows the LTT 1445 system:...

An artist’s impression of LTT 1445Ab in the triple-star system LTT 1445. Image credit: Sci-News.com.

Newly-Discovered Rocky Exoplanet Has Three Red Suns

Jul 17, 2019 by Natali Anderson

Astronomers using NASA’s Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) have discovered a terrestrial planet orbiting a star in the triple-star system...