Done using the Gemini North telescope on Mauna Kea in Hawaii using adaptive optics.
The star is 1RXS J160929.1-210524, which is about 500 light-years from Earth and has about 85% the mass of the sun. It's also much younger
The planet is about 8 Jupiter masses and lies 330 AU (150m km/93m miles) from its star - far enough to put in question many planet formation theories.
The star is 1RXS J160929.1-210524, which is about 500 light-years from Earth and has about 85% the mass of the sun. It's also much younger
The planet is about 8 Jupiter masses and lies 330 AU (150m km/93m miles) from its star - far enough to put in question many planet formation theories.
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