What extra-solar planet so far discovered is closest to Earth?

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I know Gliese 581 is like 20.4 LY away but Beta Pictoris is like 19.2 LY away and Epsilon Eridani is like 10.5 LY away.

2007-05-02 10:54:05 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space

Epsilon Eridani b is the closest at 3.2 parsecs (10.5 LY)

http://exoplanet.eu/catalog-all.php?&mode=15&more=yes

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2007-05-02 11:00:18 · answer #1 · answered by tlbs101 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Here's a writeup on it

http://www.universetoday.com/2006/10/09/hubble-examines-the-closest-known-extrasolar-planet/

2007-05-02 11:03:14 · answer #2 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋