| Discovery [1] | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. L. Cruz, J. D. Kirkpatrick, A. J. Burgasser [2] [3] |
| Discovery date | 2009 |
| Direct imaging | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 6,900 [3] AU (1.03×1012 km) | |
| 328,725,000 days (~900,000 years) | |
| Star | TYC 9486-927-1 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 13.3 (± 1.7) [1] MJ |
| Temperature | ~1,800 K (1,530 °C; 2,780 °F) [1] |
Spectral type | L3.0 [4] |
| 20.72 (G-band) [4] | |
2MASS J21265040−8140293, also known as 2MASS J2126−8140, [3] is an exoplanet orbiting the red dwarf TYC 9486-927-1, 111.4±0.3 [5] light-years away from Earth. Its estimated mass, age (10-45 million years), spectral type (L3), and Teff (1800 K) are similar to the well-studied planet β Pictoris b. [3] With an estimated distance of around 1 trillion kilometres from its host star, it is one of the largest solar systems ever found. [6]
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Planet 2MASS J2126-8140". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 1995. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- ^ Cruz, Kelle L.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Burgasser, Adam J. (2009). "Young L Dwarfs Identified in the Field: A Preliminary Low-Gravity, Optical Spectral Sequence from L0 to L5". Astronomical Journal. 137 (2): 3445. arXiv: 0812.0364. Bibcode: 2009AJ....137.3345C. doi: 10.1088/0004-6256/137/2/3345. S2CID 15376964.
- ^ a b c d N. Deacon; J. Schleider; S. Murphy (2016). "A nearby young M dwarf with a wide, possibly planetary-mass companion". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 457 (3): 3191. arXiv: 1601.06162. Bibcode: 2016MNRAS.457.3191D. doi: 10.1093/mnras/stw172. S2CID 18220333.
- ^ a b Jones, H R A.; Caballero, J. A.; Beamín, J. C.; Barrado, D.; Sarro, L. M.; Marocco, F.; Smart, R. L. (2019), "The Gaia Ultra-Cool Dwarf Sample – II: Structure at the end of the main sequence", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 485 (3): 4423–4440, arXiv: 1902.07571, doi: 10.1093/mnras/stz678, S2CID 119421722
- ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv: 1804.09365. Bibcode: 2018A&A...616A...1G. doi: 10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
- ^ "Astronomers find the largest solar system in the galaxy". exoplanets.nasa.gov. February 1, 2016. Retrieved January 20, 2022.
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