Astronomers Discover Polar Circumbinary Exoplanet around Pair of Brown Dwarfs

The newly-discovered planet orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around 2MASS J15104786-2818174 (hereafter 2M1510), an eclipsing binary composed of two equal-mass brown dwarfs. The post Astronomers Discover Polar Circumbinary Exoplanet around Pair of Brown Dwarfs appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Apr 23, 2025 - 12:45
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Astronomers Discover Polar Circumbinary Exoplanet around Pair of Brown Dwarfs
This illustration shows an exoplanet orbiting around two brown dwarfs. Image credit: ESO / M. Kornmesser.

The newly-discovered planet orbits at an angle of 90 degrees around 2MASS J15104786-2818174 (hereafter 2M1510), an eclipsing binary composed of two equal-mass brown dwarfs.

The post Astronomers Discover Polar Circumbinary Exoplanet around Pair of Brown Dwarfs appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

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