Planets Suspected From Dust Disk Morphology
The following planets have been predicted based on the morphology of dust disks around their stars.
| Star | Constellation | Right ascension |
Declination | Distance |
Planet | Mass |
Semimajor axis |
Orbital eccentricity |
Discovery year |
Ref | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Epsilon Eridani | Eridanus | 03h 32m 55s | −09° 27′ 29″ | 10.5 | ~20 | 2008 | Associated with ~20 AU planetesimal belt. | ||||
| Epsilon Eridani | Eridanus | 03h 32m 55s | −09° 27′ 29″ | 10.5 | c | ~0.1 | ~40 | ~0.3 | 2002 | Associated with outer icy debris disk. | |
| Beta Pictoris | Pictor | 05h 47m 17s | −51° 03′ 59″ | 63.4 | ~0.5 | ~25 | ~0.01 | 2007 | Associated with ~32 AU planetesimal belt. | ||
| Beta Pictoris | Pictor | 05h 47m 17s | −51° 03′ 59″ | 63.4 | ~0.1 | ~45 | ~0.01 | 2007 | Associated with ~52 AU planetesimal belt. |
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Read more about this topic: List Of Unconfirmed Extrasolar Planets
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