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To: Jigsaw John

However, the star is only 1.3% as luminous as the sun. Therefore, it's probably not nearly as hot as you'd think...may well be similar to Earth in temperature.


36 posted on 12/01/2005 2:02:14 PM PST by RockinRight (It’s likely for a Conservative to be a Republican, but not always the other way around)
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To: RockinRight

Not similar to earth temps. Red dwarfs are generally thought to have surface temps of about 4,000 degrees or less. Cool as far as star temps go. I think the article states it is believed that this specific planet has surface temps of about 300 degrees.


39 posted on 12/01/2005 2:17:26 PM PST by Jigsaw John
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