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In 2013, astronomers discovered a B-type star named ‘HD 100546’, estimated to be around 10 million years old and located at 317 light-years from the Earth in the constellation, Musca. HD 100546 is surrounded by a circumstellar disk from a distance of 0.2 to 4 AU, and again from 13 AU out to a few hundred AU.
The star is orbited by an exoplanet named ‘HD 100546 b’, at a distance of about 53 AU from its star. The planet is a gas giant and is approximately 20 times heavier and 6.9 times larger than the Jupiter, making it a potential candidate for the largest exoplanet yet discovered.
The planet's size puts it near the border between a large planet and a brown dwarf. Being far from its host star, it takes about 249.2 years to complete its one orbit.
Although further examination of the disk profile indicate that there might be even more massive objects such as a brown dwarf or more than one gas giant planet.
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In 2013, astronomers discovered a B-type star named ‘HD 100546’, estimated to be around 10 million years old and located at 317 light-years from the Earth in the constellation, Musca. HD 100546 is surrounded by a circumstellar disk from a distance of 0.2 to 4 AU, and again from 13 AU out to a few hundred AU.
The star is orbited by an exoplanet named ‘HD 100546 b’, at a distance of about 53 AU from its star. The planet is a gas giant and is approximately 20 times heavier and 6.9 times larger than the Jupiter, making it a potential candidate for the largest exoplanet yet discovered.
The planet's size puts it near the border between a large planet and a brown dwarf. Being far from its host star, it takes about 249.2 years to complete its one orbit.
Although further examination of the disk profile indicate that there might be even more massive objects such as a brown dwarf or more than one gas giant planet.
Tags :-
#scienceofspace #planet #largestplanet
