page_title: American Astronomical Society 215th meeting
section_title: Super-earth HD156668b
hierarchical_section_title: American Astronomical Society 215th meeting / Super-earth HD156668b
caption_attribution_description: English: Comparison of best-fit size of the exoplanet GJ 1214 b with the Solar System planets Earth and Neptune, as reported in the Open Exoplanet Catalogue[1] as of 2015-11-14. ↑ Open Exoplanet Catalogue (2015-11-14). Retrieved on 2015-11-14.
context_page_description: The 215th meeting of the American Astronomical Society took place in Washington, D.C., Jan. 3 to Jan. 7, 2010. It is one of the largest astronomy meetings ever to take place as 3,500 astronomers and researchers were expected to attend and give more than 2,200 scientific presentations. The meeting was actually billed as the "largest Astronomy meeting in the universe". An array of discoveries were announced, along with new views of the universe that we inhabit; such as quiet planets like Earth - where life could develop are probably plentiful, even though an abundance of cosmic hurdles exist - such as experienced by our own planet in the past.
context_section_description: The discovery of HD156668b, a super-earth class exoplanet, was announced on January 7, 2010, at the 215th meeting American Astronomical Society (AAS), in Washington DC.
caption: Illustration of the inferred size of the super-Earth GJ 1214 b (center) in comparison with Earth and Neptune.
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