T Cha

Feb. 25th, 2011 05:48 pm
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T Chamaeleontis, or T Cha, is a young star 350 light years from Earth.  It appears to have a planet that is still in the process of coming together out of the material in a dust disk around the star.  A chance for astronomers to look at planetary formation almost as it happens.

http://www.centauri-dreams.org/?p=17001

Oddly, "cha" is also Japanese for "tea".

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