The planet search would have used a nulling interferometer configuration.

Thus, these results can guide target selection for future planet searches by SIM and TPF for planetary systems in the very near solar neighborhood.

The star is one of Okayama Planet Search's main target for planet search and has turned out to host a substellar companion.

"At his request, Lieutenant Pazlar has widened her planet search to include K- and L-Class worlds that might be amenable to reasonably achievable terraforming efforts."

A flexible search strategy tunes SIM Lite's mass sensitivity at each star to a desired level in the habitable planet search.

For example, assuming that 40% of mission time is allocated for the planet search, SIM Lite could survey:

Being bright and solar-type, HD 114613 is an attractive target for radial velocity (RV)-based planet searches.

"An instrument for ground-based planet searches".

Being bright, solar-type and nearby, Gliese 264.1 A and B are attractive targets for radial velocity (RV)-based planet searches.

Orange dwarfs are about three to four times as abundant as sun-like stars, making planet searches easier.