A young giant planet orbits one star, while a planet-forming disk exists around same-aged companion star (phys.org)
from throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to astronomy@mander.xyz on 09 Jul 08:14
https://lemmy.nz/post/25306990

A team of international researchers led by Tomas Stolker in the Netherlands has imaged a young gas giant exoplanet near a 12-million-year-old star. The planet is orbiting a star whose planet formation has finished, while a same-aged companion star in this double star system still has a planet-forming disk.

The researchers have published their findings in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.

The double star system HD 135344 AB is located approximately 440 light-years away in the constellation Lupus. It consists of two young stars, A and B, that orbit each other at great distances.

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