Having processed a lot of different types of data, astronomers have now been able to calculate the tilt of the objects orbit around the stars and ultimately, its mass. Too small to be a star or a brown dwarf, the mystery object must instead be a planet. Harvey Richter of the University of Columbia, another of the scientists involved, says: "This is tremendously encouraging. Planets are probably abundant in globular star clusters."
Anne Blair Gould Radio Netherlands 14 July 2003
NASA page link
Hubble page link
