TYC_8998-760-1

TYC 8998-760-1

TYC 8998-760-1

Star in the constellation Musca


TYC 8998-760-1 is a young star, about 27 Myr old, located 310 light years away in the constellation of Musca, with a mass 1.00±0.02 times the Sun.

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

Planetary system

There are two giant bodies orbiting the star. The European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope photographed the two bodies using its SPHERE instrument, producing the first direct image of multiple bodies orbiting a Sun-like star.[1][8]

More information Companion (in order from star), Mass ...

TYC 8998-760-1 b

TYC 8998-760-1 b is a body which has a mass 21.8 times that of Jupiter (most likely making it a brown dwarf), and a radius of 3 RJ. It orbits at a distance of 162 AU (2.42×1010 km; 1.51×1010 mi), or slightly more than 5 times the Neptune-Sun distance.[4][10][7] In July 2021, astronomers reported the detection, for the first time, of an isotope in the atmosphere of an exoplanet; more specifically, the isotope Carbon-13 (C13) was found in the atmosphere.[11][12]

TYC 8998-760-1 c

TYC 8998-760-1 c is a body with a mass of 7.2 MJ, and orbits at 320 AU (4.8×1010 km; 3.0×1010 mi), or slightly more than 11 times the Neptune-Sun distance.[4][7]


References

  1. ESO/Bohn (22 July 2020). "First ever image of a multi-planet system around a Sun-like star (uncropped, with annotations)". ESO. European Southern Observatory. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
  2. Høg, E.; et al. (2000). "The Tycho-2 catalogue of the 2.5 million brightest stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 355: L27–L30. Bibcode:2000A&A...355L..27H.
  3. Starr, Michelle (14 July 2021). "Isotopes Detected in The Atmosphere of an Exoplanet For The First Time". ScienceAlert. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

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