Rogue Planet Cha 1107-7626
Astronomers have discovered a young rogue planet, Cha 1107-7626, about 620 light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon, offering new insights into planetary formation.
- The planet, estimated to be five to ten times more massive than Jupiter and around one to two million years old, is rapidly accreting gas and dust—consuming material at six billion tons per second.
- Observed using the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope, the planet exhibits star-like magnetic accretion, blurring the line between stars and planets.
- This discovery deepens understanding of how free-floating, starless planets form and evolve in space.
- Rogue planets float freely through the universe, without the gravity of ....
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