Armchair astronomers find planet in quadruple star system

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Phys.org - 10/15/12

Armchair astronomers find planet in four-star system

Artist's rendering of the PH1 planetary system.

Aided by volunteers using the PlanetHunters.org website, a Yale-led international team of astronomers identified and confirmed discovery of the phenomenon, called a circumbinary planet in a four-star system.

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