2MASS J2126–8140
2MASS J21265040−8140293, also known as 2MASS J2126−8140,[3] is an exoplanet[3] orbiting the red dwarf TYC 9486-927-1, 24.75±4.25 parsecs away from earth. It has both the longest (~900 thousand years) and the widest orbit (>4500 AU) of any known planetary mass object. Its estimated mass, age, spectral type, and Teff are similar to the well-studied planet β Pictoris b.[3]
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovered by | K. L. Cruz, J. D. Kirkpatrick, A. J. Burgasser [1][2][3] |
| Discovery date | 2009 (as a Brown Dwarf), 2016 (as an exoplanet)[1] |
| Direct imaging | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 6,900.0[1] AU (1.03223×1012 km) | |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 13.3 (± 1.7) [1] MJ |
| Temperature | ~1,800 K (1,530 °C; 2,780 °F)[1] |
References
- "Planet 2MASS J2126-8140". exoplanet.eu. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
- Cruz, K.L.; Kirkpatrick, J.D.; Murphy, S. (2009). "Young L Dwarfs Identified in the Field: A Preliminary Low-Gravity, Optical Spectral Sequence from L0 to L5". Astron. J. 137 (2): 3445. arXiv:0812.0364. Bibcode:2009AJ....137.3345C. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/137/2/3345.
- 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.
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