| Name | 080279 |
| Title | High Energy Environments of the Nearby HZ Planets Kapteyn b & Wolf 1061c |
| URL | https://nxsa.esac.esa.int/nxsa-sl/servlet/data-action-aio?obsno=0802790101 |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-n784ir4 |
| Author | Prof Edward Guinan |
| Description | The exciting discovery that Prox Cen is orbited by a potentially habitable Earth-size planet has motivated us to examine the next two nearest known HZ planets. X-ray observations (40+40 ks) are requested of Kapteyn s Star (KS - M1.5 V; 3.9pc) & Wolf 1061 (M3 V; 4.3pc). KS hosts a mid-HZ super-earth: Kapteyn b (virgul4.8 Me). Wolf 1061 hosts 3 super earths - one within the HZ: Wolf 1061c (virgul4.3 Me). These planets are of sufficiently low mass (< 5Me) that they may be rocky. Unlike Prox Cen which has extensive X-ray observations (>400 ks), the X-ray properties of these stars are poorly constrained. As shown in our Prox b study (Ribas et al. 2016), the host star s X-ray (& UV) radiation strongly affects (via photoionization-photodissociation) the planet s atmosphere, water inventory & habitability. |
| Publication | No observations found associated with the current proposal |
| Instrument | EMOS1, EMOS2, EPN, OM, RGS1, RGS2 |
| Temporal Coverage | 2018-03-10T01:34:34Z/2018-03-10T16:17:54Z |
| Version | 17.56_20190403_1200 |
| Mission Description | The European Space Agency's (ESA) X-ray Multi-Mirror Mission (XMM-Newton) was launched by an Ariane 504 on December 10th 1999. XMM-Newton is ESA's second cornerstone of the Horizon 2000 Science Programme. It carries 3 high throughput X-ray telescopes with an unprecedented effective area, and an optical monitor, the first flown on a X-ray observatory. The large collecting area and ability to make long uninterrupted exposures provide highly sensitive observations. Since Earth's atmosphere blocks out all X-rays, only a telescope in space can detect and study celestial X-ray sources. The XMM-Newton mission is helping scientists to solve a number of cosmic mysteries, ranging from the enigmatic black holes to the origins of the Universe itself. Observing time on XMM-Newton is being made available to the scientific community, applying for observational periods on a competitive basis. |
| Creator Contact | https://www.cosmos.esa.int/web/xmm-newton/xmm-newton-helpdesk |
| Date Published | 2019-03-23T23:00:00Z |
| Publisher And Registrant | European Space Agency |
| Credit Guidelines | European Space Agency, 2019-03-23T23:00:00Z, 080279, 17.56_20190403_1200. https://doi.org/10.5270/esa-n784ir4 |