54 Piscium System

Exoplanetary Scratchpad [SysBP Img]

54 Piscium is a nearby orange dwarf star also known as HR 166, Gl 27, Hip 3093, HD 3651. Has an eccentric planet about the mass of Saturn orbiting at Mercury-like distances. A recently discovered faint distant T type brown dwarf 476 AU away was found to be the cause of this eccentricity, which was directly imaged.

54 Piscium System Web Pages

• System of the Day
• Wikipedia
• http://www.solstation.com/stars2/54psc.htm

Brown Dwarf Discovered (2006)

• http://www.eso.org/outreach/press-rel/pr-2006/pr-39-06.html
• http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn10111-brown-dwarfs-may-stretch-out-exoplanets-orbits.html
• http://www.space.com/scienceastronomy/060919_st_dwarf_system.html

Brown Dwarf May Act As "Nemesis" (2007)

• http://www.reasons.org/tnrtb/2007/06/04/effect-of-distant-orbiters-on-habitability/

See Also

• Aliases: 54 Piscium System, Gliese 27 System, HIP 3093 System, HD 3651 System
• Nearest Yellow Dwarf Star: 85 Pegasi System