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james_davis_nicoll ([personal profile] james_davis_nicoll) wrote2007-04-08 02:07 pm

More on G 674 and a telling detail about the people at Systemic

A more detailed article on G 674 a.

I see that my source for G 674's mass was incorrect. Ah, well, always check three sources.

What caught my eye was this bit:

Based on a radius estimate for the star of 0.35 solar radii, the geometric transit probability is ~5.0%. Roll that twenty-sided die.

Do I detect a role player?