Astronomers Find A Mysterious, Highly Metallic ISOLATED Object In Space, Larger Than Jupiter
Scientists cannot agree on the nature of a mysterious object dubbed CFBDSIR 2149-0403. On one hand, scientists reaffirm the possibility that the object is a young solitary planet, although it could also be a brown dwarf of very low mass and high metallicity.
While searching for exoplanets in the universe, astronomers have come across really weird objects that defy everything we know about space.
Located at an approximate distance of 143 light-years from Earth, the mysterious object—CFBDSIR 2149-0403—is commonly referred to as a “free-floating planetary mass object”. Originally found in 2012 by a group of French and Canadian Astronomers, the enigmatic object has created quite a buzz among experts.
According to spectroscopic data, the objects contains both methane and water. Furthermore, astronomers say it is a highly METALLIC object, and it’s more massive than Jupiter.
Their conclusions are summed up in an article which recently appeared in arXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.00843
Ancient Code
Read more here: http://www.ancient-code.com/astronomers-find-a-mysterious-highly-metallic-isolated-object-in-space-larger-than-jupiter/
Phys.Org
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-mysterious-isolated-astronomers.html
Clips, images credit: ESA/HUBBLE, ESO/P. Delorme/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)/R. Saito/VVV Consortium
While searching for exoplanets in the universe, astronomers have come across really weird objects that defy everything we know about space.
Located at an approximate distance of 143 light-years from Earth, the mysterious object—CFBDSIR 2149-0403—is commonly referred to as a “free-floating planetary mass object”. Originally found in 2012 by a group of French and Canadian Astronomers, the enigmatic object has created quite a buzz among experts.
According to spectroscopic data, the objects contains both methane and water. Furthermore, astronomers say it is a highly METALLIC object, and it’s more massive than Jupiter.
Their conclusions are summed up in an article which recently appeared in arXiv.org. https://arxiv.org/abs/1703.00843
Ancient Code
Read more here: http://www.ancient-code.com/astronomers-find-a-mysterious-highly-metallic-isolated-object-in-space-larger-than-jupiter/
Phys.Org
https://phys.org/news/2017-03-mysterious-isolated-astronomers.html
Clips, images credit: ESA/HUBBLE, ESO/P. Delorme/Nick Risinger (skysurvey.org)/R. Saito/VVV Consortium
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