SP-436 Project Orion: A Design Study of a System for Detecting
Extrasolar Planets
Figure 5. Maximum angular displacement () of a star due to an Earth mass
dark companion shown as a function of its distance (D) from an
observer. Present level of observational accuracy indicated by dashed
line; various slanting lines refer to differing values of
Rp/M*.
) of a star due to an Earth mass
dark companion shown as a function of its distance (D) from an
observer. Present level of observational accuracy indicated by dashed
line; various slanting lines refer to differing values of
Rp/M*.