Bibcode
GRAVITY Collaboration; Abuter, R.; Accardo, M.; Adler, T.; Amorim, A.; Anugu, N.; Ávila, G.; Bauböck, M.; Benisty, M.; Berger, J. -P.; Bestenlehner, J. M.; Beust, H.; Blind, N.; Bonnefoy, M.; Bonnet, H.; Bourget, P.; Bouvier, J.; Brandner, W.; Brast, R.; Buron, A.; Burtscher, L.; Cantalloube, F.; Caratti O Garatti, A.; Caselli, P.; Cassaing, F.; Chapron, F.; Charnay, B.; Choquet, É.; Clénet, Y.; Collin, C.; Coudé Du Foresto, V.; Davies, R.; Deen, C.; Delplancke-Ströbele, F.; Dembet, R.; Derie, F.; de Wit, W. -J.; Dexter, J.; de Zeeuw, T.; Dougados, C.; Dubus, G.; Duvert, G.; Ebert, M.; Eckart, A.; Eisenhauer, F.; Esselborn, M.; Eupen, F.; Fédou, P.; Ferreira, M. C.; Finger, G.; Förster Schreiber, N. M.; Gao, F.; García Dabó, C. E.; Garcia Lopez, R.; Garcia, P. J. V.; Gendron, É.; Genzel, R.; Gerhard, O.; Gil, J. P.; Gillessen, S.; Gonté, F.; Gordo, P.; Gratadour, D.; Greenbaum, A.; Grellmann, R.; Grözinger, U.; Guajardo, P.; Guieu, S.; Habibi, M.; Haguenauer, P.; Hans, O.; Haubois, X.; Haug, M.; Haußmann, F.; Henning, T.; Hippler, S.; Hönig, S. F.; Horrobin, M.; Huber, A.; Hubert, Z.; Hubin, N.; Hummel, C. A.; Jakob, G.; Janssen, A.; Jimenez Rosales, A.; Jochum, L.; Jocou, L.; Kammerer, J.; Karl, M.; Kaufer, A.; Kellner, S.; Kendrew, S.; Kern, L.; Kervella, P.; Kiekebusch, M.; Kishimoto, M.; Klarmann, L.; Klein, R.; Köhler, R.; Kok, Y. et al.
Bibliographical reference
The Messenger
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12
2019
Citations
2
Refereed citations
2
Description
The GRAVITY instrument was primarily conceived for imaging and astrometry of the Galactic centre. However, its sensitivity and astrometric capabilities have also enabled interferometry to reach a new domain of astrophysics: exoplanetology. In March 2019, the GRAVITY collaboration published the first spectrum and astrometry of an exoplanet obtained by optical interferometry. In this article, we show how this observation is paving the way to even more exciting discoveries — finding new planets, and characterising their atmospheres.