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Stellar and substellar companions from Gaia EDR3.
According to this new paper, #Gaia #astrometry sensitivity would be just enough to independently verify the existence of Proxima c.
Although the existence is in serious doubt, Gaia could help resolve the situation by providing a clear detection or by ruling out the existence of the planet.
#astronomy #exoplanets #Proximab
Paper by Kervella et al (2022): https://arxiv.org/abs/2109.10912