Extra Solar Worlds

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1. What constellation was the first extra solar planet found in? Cepheus Canes Venatici Coma Berenices Andromeda

2. The closest star that has a known planet is 10.5 light years away. Which star is it? Proxima Centauri 51 Pegasi 16 Cygni Epsilon Eridani

3. How are the extra solar planets named? by a numbering system the finder gets to name them they are not identified in any way by small letters

4. The planet around 109 Piscium was discovered in 1999. What is an interesting fact about this planet? It lies within the habitable zone of its star It is the smallest planet yet found It is the biggest planet yet found It is the closest planet to its star

5. A pulsar is a fast rotating star that is the remains of a supernova explosion. Are there any pulsars known to have planets? Yes No

6. Are any of the three known planets in orbit around the star Gliese 876 a gas giant? Yes No

7. 51 Pegasi B was the third extra solar world discovered around a "sun-like" star. True False

8. Have any extra solar planets been found in globular clusters? Yes No

9. With all the detection methods that are used, have any planets been found more than 10,000 light years distant from us? Yes No

10. What star, that has a planet, resembles our Sun? 55 Cancri P1257+12 Upsilon Andromedae 47 Ursae Majoris