Name | Proxima Centauri b | ||
Planet Status | Confirmed | ||
Discovered in | 2016 | ||
Mass | — | ||
Mass*sin(i) | 0.003691 (± 0.000271) MJ | ![]() |
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Semi-Major Axis | 0.049 (± 0.002) AU | ![]() |
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Orbital Period | 11.218 (± 0.029) day | ![]() |
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Eccentricity | 0.1 ( -0.0 +0.35 ) | ![]() |
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ω | 290.0 deg | ![]() |
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Tperi | — | ||
Radius | — | ||
Inclination | — | ||
Update | 2020-05-26 | ||
Detection Method | Radial Velocity | ||
Mass Detection Method | Spectrum | ||
Radius Detection Method | — | ||
Primary transit | — | ||
Secondary transit | — | ||
λ | — | ||
Impact Parameter b | — | ||
Time Vr=0 | — | ||
Velocity Semiamplitude K | 1.38 (± 0.1) m/s | ![]() |
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Calculated temperature | 216.0 ( -99.0 +91.0 ) K | ![]() |
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Measured temperature | — | ||
Hottest point longitude | — | ||
Geometric albedo | — | ||
Surface gravity log(g/gH) | — | ||
Alternate Names | alpha Cen C b, GL 551 C b, HIP 70890 b |
Name | Proxima Centauri | ||
Distance | 1.295 pc | ![]() |
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Spectral type | M5.5V | ||
Apparent magnitude V | 11.13 | ||
Mass | 0.12 (± 0.015) MSun | ![]() |
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Age | — | ||
Effective temperature | 3050.0 (± 100.0) K | ![]() |
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Radius | 0.141 (± 0.021) RSun | ![]() |
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Metallicity [Fe/H] | — | ||
Detected Disc | — | ||
Magnetic Field | — | ||
RA2000 | 14:29:42.9 | ||
Dec2000 | -63:10:10 | ||
Alternate Names | alpha Cen C, GL 551, HIP 70890 | ||
Planetary system | 2 planets |
The Copernican Principle Rules Out BLC1 as a Technological Radio Signal from the Alpha Centauri System
2021
SIRAJ A. & LOEB A.
arxiv
3-D climate simulations for the detectability of Proxima Centauri b
2021
GALUZZO D., CAGNAZZO Ch., BERNILLI F., FIERLI F. & CIOVANELLI L.
ApJ, accepted
arxiv
A Readily Implemented Atmosphere Sustainability Constraint for Terrestrial Exoplanets Orbiting Magnetically Active Stars
2021
SAMARA E., PATSOURAKOS S. & GEORGOULIS M.
ApJ. Lett., 909, L12
paper arxiv
A Search for Optical Laser Emission from Proxima Centauri
2021
MARCY G.
MNRAS, submitted
arxiv
EvryFlare III: Temperature Evolution and Habitability Impacts of Dozens of Superflares Observed Simultaneously by Evryscope and TESS
2020
HOWARD W., CORBELT H., LAW N., RATZLOFF J., GALLIHER N. et al.
ApJ, 902, 115
paper arxiv
Proxima Centauri -- the nearest planet host observed simultaneously with AstroSat, Chandra and HST
2020
LALITHA S., SCHMITT J., SINGH K., SCHNEIDER P., PARKE LOYD R. et al.
MNRAS, 498, 3658
paper arxiv
Thermal and orbital evolution of low-mass exoplanets
2020
WALTEROVA M. & BEHOUNKOVA M.
ApJ, accepted
arxiv
A New Method For Studying Exoplanet Atmospheres Using Planetary Infrared Excess
2020
STEVENSON K.
ApJ. Letters, accepted
arxiv
The Single-mode Complex Amplitude Refinement (SCAR) coronagraph: II. Lab verification, and toward the characterization of Proxima b
2020
HAFFERT S., POR E., KELLER C., KENWORTHY M., DOELMAN D., SNIK F. & ESCUTI M.
Astron. & Astrophys., 635, A56
paper arxiv
Risks for Life on Proxima b from Sterilizing Asteroid Impacts
2020
SIRAJ A. & LOEB A.
Plan. Sci. J., 1, 86
paper arxiv
The Effect of Substellar Continent Size on Ocean Dynamics of Proxima Centauri b
2020
SALAZAR A., OLSON S., KOMACEK Th., STEPHENS H. & ABBOT D.
ApJ. Letters, 896, L16
paper arxiv
Implications of different stellar spectra for the climate of tidally-locked Earth-like exoplanets
2020
EAGER J., REICHELT D., MAYNE J., LAMBERT F., SERGEEV D. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 639, A99
paper arxiv
Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO
2020
MASCARENO A., FARIA J., FIGUEIRA P., LOVIS Ch., DAMASSO M. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 639, A77
paper arxiv
A Flare-Type IV Burst Event from Proxima Centauri and Implications for Space Weather
2020
ZIC A., MURPHY T., LYNCH Ch., HEALD G., LENC E. et al.
ApJ
paper
arxiv
Searching for the near infrared counterpart of Proxima c using multi-epoch high contrast SPHERE data at VLT
2020
GRATTON R., ZURLO A., LE COROLLER H., DAMASSO M., DELSORLO F. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 638, A120
paper arxiv
A Preliminary Mass for Proxima Centauri C
2020
BENEDICT F. & McARTHUR B.
Res. Notes AAS, 4, 46
paper
Orbital inclination and mass of the exoplanet candidate Proxima c
2020
KERVELLA P., ARENOU F. & SCHNEIDER J.
Astron. & Astrophys., 635, L14
paper arxiv
Proxima Centauri b: A Strong Case for including Cosmic-Ray-induced Chemistry in Atmospheric Biosignature Studies
2020
SCHEUCHER M., HERBST K., SCHMIDT V., GRENFELL J., SCHREIER F. et al.
ApJ, accepted
arxiv
The UV surface habitability of Proxima b: first experiments revealing probable life survival to stellar flares
2020
ABREVAYA X., LEITZINGER M., OPPEZZO O., ODERT P., PATEL M. et al.
MNRAS, 494, L69
paper arxiv
Monitoring the radio emission of Proxima Centauri
2020
PERZ-TORRES M., GOMEZ J., ORTIZ J., LETO P. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv
Identification and Mitigation of a Vibrational Telescope Systematic with Application to Spitzer
2020
CHALLENER R., HARRINGTON J., JENKINS J., KURTOVIC N., RAMIREZ R. et al.
Plan. Sci. J., accepted
arxiv
The large-scale magnetic field of Proxima Centauri near activity maximum
2020
KLEIN S., DONATI J.-F., HEBRARD E., ZAIR B., FOLSOM C. et al.
MNRAS, in press
paper arxiv
Ozone chemistry on tidally locked M dwarf planets
2020
YATES J., PALMER P., MANNERS J., BOUTLE I., KOHARY K. et al.
MNRAS, 492, 1691
paper arxiv
High-resolution reflection spectra for Proxima b and Trappist-1e models for ELT observations
2020
LIN Z. & KALTENEGGER L.
MNRAS, 491, 2845
paper arxiv
A low-mass planet candidate orbiting Proxima
Centauri at a distance of 1.5 au
2020
DAMASSO M., DEL SORDO F., ANGLADA-ESCUDE G., GIACOBBE P., SOZZETTI A. et al.
Science Advance, 6, eaax7467
paper
Stellar Proton Event-induced surface radiation dose as a constraint on the habitability of terrestrial exoplanets
2020
ATRI D.
MNRAS, 492, L28
paper arxiv
Diverse outcomes of planet formation and composition around low-mass stars and brown dwarfs
2020
MIGUEL Y., CRIDLAND A., ORMEL C., FORTNEY J. & IDA S.
MNRAS, 491, 1998
paper arxiv
Dynamical evolution and stability maps of the Proxima Centauri system
2019
MENG T., JI J. & DONG Y.
MNRAS, 482, 372
paper arxiv
Temporal changes of the flare activity of Proxima Cen
2019
PAVLENKO Y., SUAREZ MASCARENO A., ZAPATERO OSORIO M., REBOLO R. , LODIEU N. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., in press
paper arxiv
Impact of Space Weather on Climate and Habitability of Terrestrial Type Exoplanets
2019
AIRAPETIAN V., BARNES R., COHEN O., COLLINSON G., DANCHI W. et al.
Int. J. Astrobiol., in press
paper
Proxima Centauri b is not a transiting exoplanet
2019
JENKINS J., HARRINGTON J., CHALLENER R., KURTOVIC N., RAMIREZ R. et al.
MNRAS, 487, 268
paper arxiv
Model of the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence with Coronagraphic Imaging
2019
VIDES Ch., MACINTOSH B., BINDER B., DE ROSA R., RUFFIO J.-B. & SAVRANSKY D.
Astron. J., 158, 207
paper arxiv
Searching for Atmospheric Bioindicators in Planets around the Two Nearby Stars, Proxima Centauri and Epsilon Eridani—Test Cases for Retrieval of Atmospheric Gases with Infrared Spectroscopy
2019
LEGER A., DEFRERE D., GARCIA MUÑOZ A., GODOLT M., GRENFELL J. et al.
Astrobiology, 19, 797
paper
Observation of a possible superflare on Proxima Centauri
2019
KIELKOPF J., HART Rh., CARTER B. & MARSDEN S.
MNRAS, 486, L31
paper arxiv
Transition from eyeball to snowball driven by sea-ice drift on tidally locked terrestrial planets
2019
YANG J., JI W. & ZENG Y.
Nature Astronomy, in press
paper
Habitable Climate Scenarios for Proxima Centauri b With a Dynamic Ocean
2019
DEL GENIO A., WAY M., AMUNDSEN D., ALEINOV I., KELLEY M. et al.
Astrobiology, 19, 99
paper arxiv
High Resolution Spectroscopy and High Contrast Imaging with the ELT : looking for O2 in Proxima b
2019
HAWKER G. & PARRY I.
MNRAS, 484, 4849
paper arxiv
Flaring activity of Proxima Centauri from TESS observations: quasi-periodic oscillations during flare decay and inferences on the habitability of Proxima b
2019
VIDA K., OLAH K., KOVARI Zs., van DRIEL-GESZTELYI L. & MOOR A.
ApJ, 884, 160
paper arxiv
Phytoclimatic mapping of exoplanets
2019
STEVENSON D.
Int. J. Astrobiol., in press
paper
NEAR: First Results from the Search for Low-Mass
Planets in a Cen
2019
KASPER M., ARSENAULT R., KÄFT U., JAKOB G., LEVERATTO S. et al.
The Messenger, 178, 5
paper
Dim Prospects for Transmission Spectra of Ocean Earths Around M Stars
2019
SUISSA G., MANDELL A., WOLF E., VILLANUEVA G., FAUCHEZ Th. & KOPPARAPU R.
ApJ, submitted
arxiv
Planetary Magnetic Field Control of Ion Escape from Weakly Magnetized Planets
2019
EGAN H., JARVINEN I., MA Y. & BRAIN D.
MNRAS, 488, 2108
paper
RefPlanets: Search for reflected light from extra-solar planets with SPHERE/ZIMPOL
2019
HUNZIKER S., SCHMID H., MOUILLET D., MILLI J., ZURIO A. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., in press
paper arxiv
Bias and robustness of eccentricity estimates from radial velocity data
2019
HARA N., BOUE G., LASKAR J., DELISLE J. & UNGER N.
MNRAS, in press
paper arxiv
Surface Imaging of Proxima b and Other Exoplanets: Albedo Maps, Biosignatures, and Technosignatures
2019
BERDYUGINA S. & KUHN J.
Astron. J., 158, 246
paper
Estimating Planetary Mass with Deep Learning
2019
TASKER E., LANEUVILLE M. & GUTTENBERG N.
Astron. J., accepted
Characterizing Exoplanet Habitability
2019
KOPPARAPU R., WOLF E. & MEADOWS V.
Book chapter for "Planetary Astrobiology"
arxiv
Impact of Stellar Superflares on Planetary Habitability
2019
YAMASHIKI Y., MAEHARA H., AIRAPETIAN V., NOTSU Y., SATO T. et al.
ApJ, accepted
arxiv
Directly testing gravity with Proxima Centauri
2019
BANIK I. & KROUPA P.
MNRAS, 487, 1653
paper arxiv
A Multi-Year Search For Transits Of Proxima Centauri. II: No Evidence For Transit Events With Periods Between 1-30 Days
2019
FELIZ D., BLANK D., COLLINS K., WHITE G., STASSUN K. et al.
Astron. J., 157, 226
paper arxiv
The chemical composition of α Cen AB revisited
2018
MOREL Th.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv
Was Proxima captured by alpha Centauri A and B?
2018
FENG F. & JONES H.
MNRAS, 473, 3185
paper arxiv
Exocomets in the Proxima Centauri system and their importance for water transport
2018
SCHWARZ R., BAZSO A., GEORGAKARAKOS N., LOIBNEGGER B., BANCELIN D. et al.
MNRAS, 480, 3595
paper
Searching for the Transit of the Earth--mass exoplanet Proxima~Centauri~b in Antarctica: Preliminary Result
2018
LIU H.-G., JIANG P., HUANG X., YU Zh-Y., YNAG M. et al.
Astron. J., 155, 12
paper arxiv
Habitability of exoplanet waterworlds
2018
KITE E. & FORD E.
ApJ, 864, 75
arxiv
paper
Direct detection and characterization of M-dwarf planets using light echoes
2018
SPARKS W., WHITE R., LUPU R. & FORD H.
ApJ, 854, 134
paper arxiv
Interstellar Mission Communications Low Background Regime
2018
LUBIN Ph., MESSERSCHMITT D. & MORRISON I.
Astron. J., submitted
arxiv
Implications of Captured Interstellar Objects for Panspermia and Extraterrestrial Life
2018
LINGAM M. & LOEB A.
Astron. J., 156, 193
paper arxiv
On the bio-habitability of M-dwarf planets
2018
MANDELL A.
ApJ, accepted
arxiv
A Multi-Year Search For Transits Of Proxima Centauri. I: Light Curves Corresponding To Published Ephemerides
2018
BLANK D., FELIZ D., COLLINS K., WHITE G., STASSUN K. et al.
Astron. J., 155, 228
paper arxiv
Detection of a Millimeter Flare From Proxima Centauri
2018
MACGREGOR M., WEINBERGER A., WILNER D., KOWALSKI A. & CRANMER S.
ApJ Lett, 855, L2
paper arxiv
Project Blue: Visible Light Imaging Search for Terrestrial-class Exoplanets in the Habitable Zones of Alpha Centauri A and B
2018
MORSE J., BENDEK E., CABROL N., MARCHIS F., TURNBULL M. et al.
White Paper to the US National Academy of Sciences
arxiv
Implications of Neutron Star Mergers for Extraterrestrial Civilizations
2018
LOEB A.
Sci. Amer.
arxiv
On the Biohabitability of M-dwarf Planets
2018
WANDEL A.
ApJ, 856, 165
paper
The First Naked-Eye Superflare Detected from Proxima Centauri
2018
HOWARD W., TILLEY M., CORBETT H., YOUNGWOOD A., PARKE LOYD R. et al.
ApJ. Letters, 860, L30
paper arxiv
The Breakthrough Starshot System Model
2018
PARKIN K.
arxiv
Characterizing the atmosphere of Proxima b with a space-based mid-infrared nulling interferometer
2018
DEFRÈRE, D., LÉGER, ABSIL, O., MUNOZ, A., GRENFELL, J. et al.
SPIE
arxiv
paper
ADS
A simple optimized amplitude pupil mask for attempting to direct imaging of Proxima b with SPHERE/ZIMPOL at VLT
2018
PATAPIS, P., KÜHN, J, & H.M. SCHMID
SPIE 2018
arxiv
ADS
Hydrohalite Salt-albedo Feedback Could Cool M-dwarf Planets
2018
SHIELDS, A. & R. CARNS
ApJ, 867, 11
paper
arxiv
ADS
Physical constraints on the likelihood of life on exoplanets
2018
LINGAM, M. & A. LOEB
Int. J. of Astrobiol., 17, 116
paper
Exoplanet Terra Incognita
2018
BERDYUGINA S., KUHN J., BELIKOV R. & TUTYSHEV S.
arxiv
Optical Detection of Lasers with Near-term Technology at Interstellar Distances
2018
CLARK J. & CAHOY K.
ApJ, 867, 97
paper
Computing the minimal crew for a multi-generational space travel towards Proxima Centauri b
2018
MARIN F. & BELUFFI C.
JBIS, accepted
arxiv
Reduced Diversity of Life Around Proxima Centauri and TRAPPIST-1
2017
LINGAM M. & LOEB A.
ApJ, 846, L21
paper arxiv
ADS
Future Exoplanet Research: Science Questions and How to Address Them
2017
SCHNEIDER J.
Exoplanet Handbook (Springer), in press
arxiv
A Candidate Transit Event around Proxima Centauri
2017
LI Y., STEFANSSON G., ROBERTSON P., MONSON A., CANAS C. & MAHADEVAN S.
Res. Notes AAS, 1, 49
paper arxiv
NEAR: Low-mass Planets in α Cen with VISIR
2017
KASPER M., ARSENAULT R., KÄFL H.-U., JAKOB G., FUENTESECA E. et al.
Messenger, 169, 16
paper
Theoretical Validation of Potential Habitability via Analytical and Boosted Tree Methods: An Optimistic Study on Recently Discovered Exoplanets
2017
SAHA S., BASAK S., BORA K., SAFONOVA M., AGRAWAL S. et al.
arxiv
ALMA Discovery of Dust Belts Around Proxima Centauri
2017
ANGLADA G., AMADO P., ORTIZ J., GOMEZ J., MACIAS E. et al.
ApJ Lett, 850, L6
paper arxiv
Surface Imaging of Proxima b and Other Exoplanets: Topography, Biosignatures, and Artificial Mega-Structures
2017
BERDYUGINA S. & KUHN J.
ApJ, submitted
arxiv
Infrared Flares from M Dwarfs: a Hinderance to Future Transiting Exoplanet Studies
2017
DAVENPORT J.
Res. Notes AAS, 1, 2
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Constraints on Super-Earths Interiors from Stellar Abundances
2017
BRUGGER B., MOUSIS O., DELEUIL M. & DESCHAMPS F.
ApJ, 850, 93
paper arxiv
Obliquity and Eccentricity Constraints For Terrestrial Exoplanets
2017
KANE S. & TORRES S.
Astron. J., 154, 204
paper arxiv
Stellar Coronal and Wind Models: Impact on Exoplanets
2017
VIDOTTO A.
In "Handbook of Exoplanets" (Springer)
arxiv
Searching for Faint Comoving Companions to the α Centauri system in the VVV Survey Infrared Images
2017
BEAMIN J., MINNITI D., PULLEN J., IVANOV V., BENDEK E. et al.
MNRAS
arxiv
Tidal Locking of Habitable Exoplanets
2017
BARNES R.
Cel. Mech. & Dyn. Astron., 129, 509
arxiv
paper
Detecting Proxima b's atmosphere with JWST targeting CO2 at 15 micron using a high-pass spectral filtering technique
2017
SNELLEN I., DESERT J.-M., WATERS R., ROBINSON T., MEADOWS V. et al.
Astron. J., 154, 77
arxiv
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Could photosynthesis function on Proxima Centauri b?
2017
RITCHIE,R., LARKUM & A., RIBAS, I.
Int. J. Astrobio., 17, 147
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The Cosmic Shoreline: The Evidence that Escape Determines which Planets Have Atmospheres, and what this May Mean for Proxima Centauri B
2017
ZAHNLE, K. & D. CATLING
ApJ, 843, 122
arxiv
paper
ADS
Implications of tides for life on exoplanets
2017
LINGAM M. & LOEB A.
Astrobiology, 18, 967
arxiv
ADS
paper
The Detectability of Radio Auroral Emission from Proxima b
2017
BURKHART B. & LOEB A.
ApJ. Letters, 849, L10
paper arxiv
Interstellar communication. I. Maximized data rate for lightweight space-probes
2017
HIPPKE M.
Int. J. Astrobiol., in press
paper arxiv
Flare activity and photospheric analysis of Proxima Centauri
2017
PAVLENKO Y., SUAREZ MASCERANO A., REBOLO R., LODIEU N., BEJAR V. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 606, A49
paper arxiv
Evaporation of planetary atmospheres due to XUV illumination by quasars
2017
FORBES J. & LOEB A.
MNRAS, 479, 171
arxiv
article
ADS
The Surface UV Environment on Planets Orbiting M-Dwarfs: Implications for Prebiotic Chemistry & Need for Experimental Follow-Up
2017
RANJAN S., WORDSWORTH R. & SASSELOV D.
ApJ, submitted
arxiv
The full spectral radiative properties of Proxima Centauri
2017
RIBAS I., GREGG M., BOYAJIAN T. & BOLMONT E.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv
Cosmic Rays near Proxima Centauri b
2017
STRUMINSKY A., SADOVSKI A. & BELOV A.
ApJ
arxiv
Relativistic Light Sails
2017
KIPPING D.
Astron. J., submitted
arxiv
Optimized trajectories to the nearest stars using lightweight high-velocity photon sails
2017
HELLER R., HIPPKE M. & KERVELLA P.
Astron. J., 154, 115
paper arxiv
Exploring the climate of Proxima B with the Met Office Unified Model
2017
BOUTLE I., MAYNE N., DRUMMOND B., MANNERS J. GOYAL J. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 601, A120
paper arxiv ADS
Is Proxima Centauri b habitable? -- A study of atmospheric loss
2017
DONG C., LINGAM M., MA Y. & COHEN O.
ApJ. Letters, 837, L26
paper arxiv
Probabilistic Constraints on the Mass and Composition of Proxima b
2017
BIXEL A. & APAI D.
ApJ Lett, accepted
arxiv
Deceleration of high-velocity interstellar photon sails into bound orbits at α Centauri
2017
HELLER R. & HIPPKE M.
ApJ. Letters, 835, L32
paper
arxiv
ADS
On the eccentricity of Proxima b
2017
BROWN R.
ApJ, 844, 100
arxiv
paper
ADS
On the Orbital Inclination of Proxima Centauri b
2017
KANE S., GELINO D. & TURNBULL M.
Astron. J., 153, 52
paper arxiv ADS
Upper limits for Mass and Radius of objects around Proxima Cen from SPHERE/VLT
2017
MESA D., ZURLO A., MILLI J., GRATTON R., DESIDERA S. et al.
MNRAS, 466, L118
paper arxiv ADS
No Conclusive Evidence for Transits of Proxima b in MOST photometry
2017
KIPPING D., CAMERON Ch., HARTMAN J., DAVENPORT J., MATTHEWS J. et al.
ApJ, 153, 93
paper arxiv ADS
The Pale Green Dot: A Method to Characterize Proxima Centauri b using Exo-Aurorae
2017
LUGER R., LUSTIG-YAEGER J., FLEMING D., TILLEY M., AGOL E. et al.
ApJ, 837, 63
paper arxiv ADS
Atmospheric characterization of Proxima b by coupling the SPHERE high-contrast imager to the ESPRESSO spectrograph
2017
LOVIS Ch., SNELLEN I., MOUILLET D., PEPE F., WILDI F. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 599, A16
paper arxiv ADS
Proxima reloaded: Unravelling the stellar noise in radial velocities
2016
DAMASSO M. & DEL SORDO F.
Astron. & Astrophy., 599, A126
paper arxiv ADS
Biofluorescent Worlds: Biological fluorescence as a temporal biosignature for flare star worlds
2016
O'MALLEY-JAMES, J. & L. KALTENEGGER
ApJ, submitted
arxiv
paper
ADS
A terrestrial planet candidate in a temperate orbit around Proxima Centauri
2016
ANGLADA-ESCUDÉ, G., AMADO, P., BARNES, J., BERDIÑAS, Z., BUTLER, R. & 26 additional authors
Nature, 536, 437
paper
arxiv
ADS
Proxima's orbit around Alpha Centauri
2016
KERVELLA P. & THEVENIN F.
Astron. & Astrophy., 598, L7
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Effects of Proxima Centauri on Planet Formation in Alpha Centauri
2016
WORTH R. & SIGURDSSON S.
ApJ, 831, 170
paper arxiv ADS
Optical, UV, and X-Ray Evidence for a 7-Year Stellar Cycle in Proxima Centauri
2016
WAGERLIN B., SAAR S., POJMANSKI G., DRAKE J. & KASHYAP V.
MNRAS, in press
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The Space Weather of Proxima Centauri b
2016
GARRAFFO C., DRAKE J. & COHEN O.
ApJ. Letters, 833, L4
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2016
BRUGGER B., MOUSIS O., DELEUIL M. & LUNINE J.
ApJ. Letters, 831, L16
paper arxiv ADS
Geomagnetic properties of Proxima Centauri b analogues
2016
ZULUAGA, J. & S. BUSTAMANTE
ApJL, submitted
arxiv
paper
ADS
Prospects for Characterizing the Atmosphere of Proxima Centauri b
2016
KREIDBERG, L. & A. LOEB
ApJL, 832, L12
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ADS
MOST Observations of our Nearest Neighbor: Flares on Proxima Centauri
2016
DAVENPORT, J., KIPPING, D., SASSELOV, D. & 2 additional authors
ApJ. Letters, 829, L31
paper arxiv
ADS
The habitability of Proxima Centauri b. I. Irradiation, rotation and volatile inventory from formation to the present
2016
RIBAS, I., BOLMONT, E., SELSIS, F., REINERS, A., LECONTE, J. & 7 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., 596, A111
paper arxiv
ADS
The habitability of Proxima Centauri b II. Possible climates and Observability
2016
TURBET, M., LECONTE, J., SELSIS, F., BOLMONT, FORGET, F. & 3 additional authors
Astron. & Astrophys., 596, A112
paper arxiv
ADS
Exploring plausible formation scenarios for the planet candidate orbiting Proxima Centauri
2016
COLEMAN, G., NELSON, R., PAARDEKOOPER, S.-J., DREIZLER, S., GIESERS, B. & 1 additional author
MNRAS, submitted
arxiv
paper
ADS
The Habitability of Proxima Centauri b I: Evolutionary Scenarios
2016
BARNES, R., DEITRICK, R., LUGER, R., DRISCOLL, P., QUINN, T. & 10 additional authors
Astrobiology, submitted
arxiv
paper
ADS
Perturbation of Compact Planetary Systems by Distant Giant Planets
2016
HANSEN, B.
MNRAS, submitted
arxiv
paper
ADS
Tutorial models of the climate and habitability of Proxima Centauri b: a thin atmosphere is sufficient to distribute heat given low stellar flux
2
GOLDBLATT, C.
ApJL, submitted
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ADS
Interferometric Astrometry of Proxima Centauri and
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BENEDICT F., MCARTHUR B., CHAPPELL D., NELAN E., JEFFERYS W., Van ALTENA W.,
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Photometry of Proxima Centauri and Barnard's Star Using HST Fine Guidance
Sensor 3: A Search for Periodic Variations
1998
BENEDICT F. MCARTHUR B., NELAN E., STORY D.,
WHIPPLE A., SHELUS P., JEFFERYS W., HEMENWAY P., FRANZ O.,
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ADS
A possible companion to Proxima Centauri
1998
SCHULTZ A., HART H., HERSHEY J., HAMILTON F., KOCHTE M., BRUHWEILER F.,
BENEDICT G., CALDWELL J., CUNNINGHAM C., NAILONG WU., FRANZ O., KEYES C.
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Astron. J., 115, 345
paper
Parallaxes, Proper Motions and Low-mass Companion
Detection Limits for Proxima Centauri and Barnard's Star
1997
BENEDICT F., McARTHUR B., JEFFERYS W., NELAN E., van ALTENA W. et al.
BAAS, 29, 1316
ADS