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A detailed analysis of the Gl 486 planetary system (Caballero et al. 2022, Astronomy and Astrophysics)

Embargoed until Wednesday 22 June 2022 @ 08:00 CEST (Madrid/Berlin) = 2:00 am US Eastern Time. Main contact point: José A. Caballero caballero©cab.inta-csic.es (*)

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Article pdf 7.3 MB 2022.06.06 Article in A&A * et al. To appear on astro-ph on 22 June 2022
Video mp4 48 MB 2022.06.08 39 second-long HD (1920x1080) video by RenderArea * + Javier Bollaín (jbollain©renderarea.com) + Carlos Gallego Ready to use
FAQ txt 5.0 kB 2022.06.06 Frequently asked questions * Ready to use
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Image 1 png 582 kB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Planet * + Javier Bollaín (jbollain©renderarea.com) + Carlos Gallego Ready to use
Image 2 png 644 kB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Atmosphere
Image 3 png 822 kB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Crust
Image 4 png 1.1 MB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Upper mantle
Image 5 png 1.2 MB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Lower mantle
Image 6 png 1.7 MB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Outer core
Image 7 (recommended) png 2.3 MB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Inner core
Image 8 png 1.1 MB 2022.06.01 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: Section
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PR in English: CAB pdf 317 kB 2022.06.10 Press release text in English by CAB Madrid, Spain * + Natalia R. Zelmanovich nzelman©cab.inta-csic.es Ready to use
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PR in Spanish: CAB pdf 1.9 MB 2022.06.10 Press release text in Spanish by CAB Madrid, Spain
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PR in French: CAB pdf 1.9 MB 2022.06.10 Press release text in French by CAB Madrid, Spain * + Gilles Bergond gbergond©caha.es
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PR in Dutch: AstroLAB docx 1.8 MB 2022.06.21 Press release text in Dutch by AstroLAB, Belgium * + Siegfried Vanaverbeke siegfriedvanaverbeke©gmail.com

Below you can also use material prepared for the Gliese 486 b discovery announcement by Trifonov et al. (2021), especially the Glise 486 b video by RenderArea, the CARMENES soundtrack by Antonio Arias, and the hyperimages #6, #7 and #8.


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Affiliations. Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA), ES • The University of Chicago, US • Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie, DE • Sofijski universitet, BU • Louisiana State University, US • Universität Zürich, CH • Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, DE • Zentrum für Astronomie der Universität Heidelberg, DE • Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC), ES • Universidad de Granada, ES • The CHARA Array of Georgia State University, US • Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias & Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna, ES • University of Exeter, UK • Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, DE • AstroLAB IRIS, BE • University of Michigan, US • Space Telescope Science Institute, US • Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg, DE • Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (CSIC) & Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya, ES • European Southern Observatory, CL • Institut de Planetologie et d'Astrophysique de Grenoble, FR • University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, US • Universidad Complutense de Madrid & IPARCOS, ES • Centro Astronómico Hispano en Andalucía, ES • Universitaät Hamburg, DE • Universitetet i Oslo, NO • Ariel University, IL • Princeton University, US • Vereniging Voor Sterrenkunde, BE • Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, BE • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, US • Lowell Observatory, US





Gliese 486 b: A nearby transiting rocky exoplanet that is suitable for atmospheric characterization (Trifonov et al. 2021, Science)

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Article pdf 519 kB 2021.03.05 Article in Science Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de, José A. Caballero Press package version; direct reporters to scipak@aaas.org to obtain a copy
Supplementary materials pdf 4.56 MB 2021.03.02 Supplementary materials in Science Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de, José A. Caballero Quasi-final
Video (Vimeo) mov 386 MB 2021.02.12 87 second-long HD (1920x1080) video by RenderArea José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com, Guillermo Bollaín, Carlos Gallego Ready to use (planet Teff should be Teq)
Soundtrack mp3 11 MB 2020 "C.A.R.M.E.N.E.S. Instrumental" song by Antonio Arias José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Antonio Arias Ready to use
FAQ txt 6.1 kB 2021.03.02 Frequently asked questions José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es Ready to use
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Image 1 png 235 kB 2021.02.11 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: star José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Image 2 png 1.1 MB 2021.02.11 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: radial velocity José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Image 3 png 2.4 MB 2021.02.11 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: transit José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Image 4 png 3.1 MB 2021.02.11 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: planet José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use (planet Teff should be Teq)
Image 5 png 827 kB 2021.02.11 2500x1406 image by RenderArea: atmosphere José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Hyper-image 6 png 70 MB 2021.02.12 11k x 6k hyper-HD image by RenderArea: surface 1 José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Hyper-image 7 png 85 MB 2021.02.12 11k x 6k hyper-HD image by RenderArea: surface 2 José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Hyper-image 8 png 65 MB 2021.02.12 11k x 6k hyper-HD image by RenderArea: surface 3 José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Image 9 jpg 827 kB 2021.02.10 HD (1920x1080) image by RenderArea: logos José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Javier Bollaín jbollain@renderarea.com Ready to use
Image A jpg 33 kB 2021.02.11 Sketch image by MPIA graphics department: transmission/emission in English Markus Nielbock,
Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de
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Image B jpg 37 kB 2021.02.11 Sketch image by MPIA graphics department: transmission/emission in German Markus Nielbock,
Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de
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Image C jpg 185 kB 2021.02.11 Customized figure by MPIA graphics department: Fig. 2 in Article in English Markus Nielbock,
Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de
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Image D jpg 187 kB 2021.02.11 Customized figure by MPIA graphics department: Fig. 2 in Article in German Markus Nielbock,
Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de
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Image E jpg 91 kB 2021.02.26 Customized figure by CAHA: Fig. 2 in Article in French Gilles Bergond gbergond@caha.es Ready to use
Image F jpg 26 kB 2021.02.26 Customized figure by CAHA: transmission/emission in French Gilles Bergond gbergond@caha.es Ready to use
Figures zip 62 MB 2021.02.12 Zipped figures in Article and Supplementary materials Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de, José A. Caballero Ready to use
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PR in English: MPIA pdf 866 kB 2021.02.18 Press release text in English by MPIA Heidelberg, Germany Markus Nielbock,
Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de
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PR in English: CAB pdf 635 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in English by CAB Madrid, Spain Juan Ángel Vaquerizo,
José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es
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PR in English: IEEC pdf 4.1 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in English by IEEC Barcelona, Spain Juan C. Morales morales@ice.cat, Ana Montaner, Rosa Rodríguez Ready to use
PR in English: NSF/AURA pdf 1.05 MB 2021.03.12 Press release text in English by NSF/AURA and University of Chicago, USA Amanda Kocz,
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PR in English: UNSW pdf 82 kB 2021.03.04 Press release text in English by UNSW and PEST, Australia Ben Montet b.montet@unsw.edu.au, Thiam-Guan Tan tgtan@bigpond.net.au Ready to use
PR in English: IAC pdf 44 kB 2021.03.02 Press release text in English by IAC Tenerife, Spain Enric Pallé epalle@iac.es, Aarón García Botín Ready to use
PR in Spanish: CSIC pdf 339 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in Spanish by CSIC Abel Grau,
José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es
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PR in Spanish: CAB pdf 683 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in Spanish by CAB Madrid, Spain Juan Ángel Vaquerizo,
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PR in Spanish: IEEC pdf 4.3 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in Spanish by IEEC Barcelona, Spain Juan C. Morales morales@ice.cat, Ana Montaner, Rosa Rodríguez Ready to use
PR in Spanish: IAC pdf 47 kB 2021.02.22 Press release text in Spanish by IAC Tenerife, Spain Enric Pallé epalle@iac.es, Aarón García Botín Ready to use
PR in Spanish: CAHA pdf 876 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in Spanish by CAHA Almería, Spain Gilles Bergond gbergond@caha.es Ready to use
PR in Spanish: UCM pdf 293 kB 2021.03.03 David Montes dmontes@ucm.es Published
PR in Spanish: IAA html ... 2021.03.04 Pedro J. Amado pja@iaa.es, Silbia López de la Calle Published
PR in German: MPIA pdf 858 kB 2021.02.18 Press release text in German by MPIA Heidelberg, Germany Markus Nielbock,
Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de
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PR in Bulgarian pdf 93 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in Bulgarian Trifon Trifonov trifonov@mpia.de, Vladimir Bozhilov Ready to use
PR in Catalan: IEEC pdf 4.7 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in Catalan by IEEC Barcelona, Spain Juan C. Morales morales@ice.cat, Ana Montaner, Rosa Rodríguez Ready to use
PR in French: CAHA pdf 876 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in French by CAHA Almería, Spain Gilles Bergond gbergond@caha.es Ready to use
PR in Japanese pdf 2.0 MB 2021.03.02 Press release text in Japanese by JST and University of Tokyo Norio Narita norio.narita@nao.ac.jp, Akihiko Fukui Ready to use
PR in Hebrew pdf 261 kB 2021.02.28 Press release text in Hebrew Avi Shporer shporeravi@gmail.com Ready to use
PR in Persian pdf 81 kB 2021.03.01 Press release text in Persian Mahmoudreza Oshagh moshagh@iac.es, Karan Molaverdikhani karan@lsw.uni-heidelberg.de Ready to use
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CARMENES pdf 242 kB 2020 Main instrument logo: CARMENES José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es Ready to use
MAROON-X png 464 kB 2020 Main instrument logo: MAROON-X Jacob L. Bean jbean@astro.uchicago.edu Ready to use
TESS png 307 kB 2020 Main instrument logo: TESS (wikipedia) Ready to use
MuSCAT2 png 102 kB 2020 Secondary instrument logo: MuSCAT2 Enric Pallé epalle@iac.es, Norio Narita norio.narita@nao.ac.jp Ready to use (also available in jpg and key)
LCOGT jpg 504 kB 2020 Secondary instrument logo: Las Cumbres Observatory Global Telescope Sandy Seale Ready to use
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Original soundtrack (youtube) ... 2014 "C.A.R.M.E.N.E.S." song by Antonio Arias from album Multiverso II José A. Caballero caballero@cab.inta-csic.es, Antonio Arias To be used following copyrights
MAROON-X Embarks on its Exoplanet Quest, MAROON-X se embarca en la búsqueda de exoplanetas HD, ultra UD video in English and Spanish ... 2021.03.04 CosmoView Episode 23: 1 minute-long explainer video by NSF/AURA Amanda Kocz Ready to use
¡¡Nueva Exotierra descubierta!! Gliese 486b - SuperTierra (youtube) ... 2021.04.04 Directo grabado con segundo investigador Astronauta Lili To be used following copyrights


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Affiliations. Max-Planck-Institut für Astronomie • Centro de Astrobiología (CSIC-INTA) • Institut de Ciències de l'Espai (CSIC) & Institut d'Estudis Espacials de Catalunya • Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics, The University of Chicago • Institut für Astrophysik, Georg-August-Universitaät Göttingen • Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias & Departamento de Astrofísica, Universidad de La Laguna • Landessternwarte, Zentrum für Astronomie der Universitaät Heidelberg • Instituto de Astrofísica de Andalucía (CSIC) • Centro Astronómico Hispano-Alemán, Observatorio de Calar Alto • NASA Goddard Space Flight Center • University of Maryland • Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian • George Mason University • Department of Astronomy, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo • Astronomy Department, University of California at Berkeley • Space Telescope Science Institute • Department of Physics and Kavli Institute for Astrophysics and Space Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Department of Earth and Planetary Science, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo • Thüringer Landessternwarte Tautenburg • Astrophysics Group, Keele University • NASA Ames Research Center • Max-Planck-Institut für Sonnensystemforschung • Department of Physics and Astronomy, Swarthmore College • Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill • Departamento de Física de la Tierra y Astrofísica & Instituto de Física de Partículas y del Cosmos, Facultad de Ciencias Físicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid • School of Physics, University of New South Wales • Komaba Institute for Science, The University of Tokyo • Japan Science and Technology Agency, Precursory Research for Embryonic Science and Technology • Astrobiology Center, Tokyo • Hamburger Sternwarte, Universitaät Hamburg • Homer L. Dodge Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Oklahoma • Department of Physics, University of Warwick • Patashnick Voorheesville Observatory • Department of Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology • Perth Exoplanet Survey Telescope • Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Institute • Department of Astrophysical Sciences, Princeton University

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