PULL · 1 SEP 2004

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An Inner Neptune for 55 Cancri

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COSMIC MESSAGE

This image shows 55 Cancri, a star like our Sun, orbited by an inner planet with a mass similar to Neptune's. Discovered using data from the Hobby-Eberly Telescope, Lick Observatory, and Hubble Space Telescope, this planet orbits closer to its star than Mercury does to ours. It is one of four planets known to orbit 55 Cancri, hinting at complex planetary systems beyond our own.

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An Inner Neptune for 55 Cancri
2004-09-01 · ♍
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An Inner Neptune for 55 Cancri
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ZODIAC CONTEXT
VIRGO

In tropical astrology, 1 SEP 2004 falls under Virgo (♍). The sign's window runs from 08-23 through 09-22. Virgo is the largest zodiac constellation, holding the heart of the Virgo galaxy cluster. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 1 SEP 2004.

THE ALMANAC FOR 1 SEP 2004
DAY
Wednesday
MOON
Full moon, 97% lit
POSITION
Day 245 of 366