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Subject: Another star in the HR 4796 system 20th August 2008, 7:14 pm
The star 2MASS J12354893-3950245 (or 2M1235-39 for short) appears to be associated with the HR 4796 system, which is already known to be a binary. Mentioning this here because structures in the dusty disc around HR 4796A have been hypothesised to be caused by the gravitational influence of a planet (alternatively, the previously known M-dwarf companion star HR 4796B may be responsible).