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Russian astronomers spot second planet in Alpha Centauri system

As of now, astronomers have discovered 1,791 exoplanets in 110 planetary systems outside our Solar System
Pulkovo Observatory in St. Petersburg ITAR-TASS/Ruslan Shamukov
Pulkovo Observatory in St. Petersburg
© ITAR-TASS/Ruslan Shamukov

ST. PETERSBURG, September 24. /ITAR-TASS/. St. Petersburg astronomers have spotted one more planet circling a star in the Alpha Centauri system just 4.36 light-years away from the Solar System. The discovery was announced on Wednesday at a scientific conference Journees-2014 held at the Pulkovo Observatory in St. Petersburg.

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