??e???? ?µ?da ast????µ??, ???s?µ?p????ta? t? t??es??p?? Hobby-Eberly st? ???a?, pa?at???se ??a p??t? f??? ??a ?st?? p?? «?at?p?e» ??a? ???????? p?a??t?.
?a st???e?a p?? d?µ?s?e???ta? st? pe???d??? Astronomical Journal Letters, de?????? p?? ? p?a??t?? e?a??????e ?ta? t? ?st?? ????se ?a µe?a???e? ?a? ?a... µetaµ??f??eta? se ??????? ???a?ta, ??a ???µ? st?d?? t?? ???? t?? ?st??? µe µ??e??? pa??µ??? µe t?? d???? µa? ?????. ? a??a??µe?? ?e?µ???as?a st? es?te???? t?? ???a??? ?st???, ?a??? te?e?????? ta ap???µata ?d??????? ?a? ?????ta? ?e?µ?te?e? p???????? a?t?d??se?? ßa??te??? ?????? st? es?te???? t???, ?d??e? st? ?eaµat??? a???s? t?? µe?????? t???, µe ?atast?ept??? ap?te??sµata ??a t??? ???t????? t??? p?a??te?. ?? ?a? a?t? ? d?ad??as?a e??e p??ß?ef?e? ed? ?a? de?aet?e?, de? e??e pa?at????e? µ???? s?µe?a.
«??a pa??µ??a µ???a pe??µ??e? ?a? t??? p?a??te? t?? ???a??? µa? s?st?µat?? p?? ß??s???ta? ???t? st?? ????, ?ta? ?? e?e???? ???e? ???????? ???a?ta? ?a? µe?e????e? ?? ta ???a t?? t?????? t?? G??, se pe??p?? 5 d?se?at?µµ???a ?????a ap? s?µe?a» e???e? ? ?a????t?? t?? pa?ep?st?µ??? t?? ?e?s??ß???a Alexander Wolszczan, ??a? ap? t??? s?µµet????te? st?? ??e??a, ? ?p???? ??e? ?a? st? ß????af??? t?? ???? µ?a p??t??, a?t? t?? a?a??????? t?? p??t?? p?a??t? e?t?? t?? ???a??? µa? s?st?µat??.
?? ast????µ?? de? e?da? ???ta?? t?? ?atast??f? t?? p?a??t?, t? s?µp??a?a? ?µ?? ap? t? ??µ??? a????s? t?? ?st??? BD+48 740, t? ?p??? pe????e? as?????sta µe???a ap???µata ??????. ?? ????? e??a? ??a sp???? µ?ta??? t? ?p??? de ß??s?eta? se µe???e? p?s?t?te? sta ?st?a, ?a??? e????a ?atast??feta? st? es?te???? t??? ?a? ?? ep?st?µ??e? p?ste???? p?? ? p?????a ?????? st? s???e???µ??? ?st?? p??????e ap? t?? a???s? t?? ?e?µ???as?a? t?? ?st???, t?? ?p??a p?????esa? ta pa?ap??? «?a?s?µa» ap? t?? p?a??t? p?? ?ata????se.
??a a??µ? st???e?? p?? s??a??e? µe t?? e?t?µ?s? a?t? e??a? ? pa?at???s? e??? ????? p?a??t? p?? ???e?ta? se µ?a as?????sta e??e?pt??? t?????. «??t??e? t?????? e??a? as?????ste? se p?a??t??? s?st?µata e?e???µ???? ?st???, ?a? ??a t?? a???ße?a, ? p?a??t?? t?? BD+48 740 ???e?ta? se µ?a ap? t?? p?? e??e?pt???? t?????? p?? ????? p?t? pa?at????e?», p??s??te? ? Andrzej Niedzielski, ??a? ap? t??? ast????µ??? p?? s?µµet????? st?? ??e??a. ?pe?d? ? ßa??t??? a????ep?d?as? µeta?? t?? p?a??t?? e??a? a?t? p?? µp??e? ?a d?µ??????se? t?t??e? pe??e??e? t??????, ?? e?e???t?? p?ste???? p?? ? s???e???µ??? pa???e?? t????? t?? ep????t?? p?a??t? d?µ?????????e ap? t? ß?a?? sp????µ? p?? t?? p?????ese ? «ß??t??» t?? e?afa??sµ???? p?a??t? p??? t? ?st??.
«?? ?a pet????µe ??a t?t??? s?µß?? st?? p???? e??a? ap??a??, e?a?t?a? t?? ta??t?ta? µe t?? ?p??a s?µßa??e?, a??? µp????µe ?a t? a????e?s??µe ap? t? ??µ??? a????s? t?? ?st???», ?ata???e? ? Eva Villaver, µ?a a??µ? ap? t??? ast????µ??? p?? s?????a?a? t?? ??e??a. «? pa?aµ??f?µ??? t????? t?? p?a??t? ???? ap? t? p???s?? se ????? ??????? ???a?ta e??a? a???ß?? t? ap?de??t??? st???e?? p?? µa? ?d??e? st? s?µp??asµa p?? ??a p?a??t?? p??sfata ?atast??f??e st? ?st?? a?t?».