Orbital characterization of TOI-402 B around A using multiple datasets. (a): astrometric orbits of TOI-402 B around A. The blue filled circles are observed relative astrometry used in our analysis.
Orbital characterization of TOI-402 B around A using multiple datasets. (a): astrometric orbits of TOI-402 B around A. The blue filled circles are observed relative astrometry used in our analysis.
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