Eric Mamajek, an astronomer at the University of Rochester and co-author of the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, determined that the ring system passing a young Sun-like star J1407 is significantly larger and heavier than it seems. Saturn's ring system. The ring system, the first of its type beyond our solar system, was found in 2012 by a team headed by Rochester's Eric Mamajek.
New data analysis. Matthew Leiden Kenworthy demonstrated that the ring system is made up of more than 30 rings, each tens of millions of kilometers in diameter. They also discovered a ring gap, which suggests that a satellite (exmoon) may have developed. The findings have been approved for publication in The Astrophysical Journal.
The intricacy in the light curve is incredible. The eclipse lasted many weeks, but owing to the thin ring structure, fast changes occurred on a scale of tens of minutes, according to Kenworthy. The star is too far away to see the rings directly, but we can create a comprehensive model based on the fast variations in the brightness of starlight traveling through the ring system. If we can substitute Saturn's rings with those surrounding J1407b, they will be clearly visible at night and much bigger than the full moon.
This planet is far bigger than Jupiter or Saturn, and its ring system is nearly 200 times larger than Saturn's current rings, according to co-author Mamajek, Saturn Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester.
Read Also : How Does The Double Moon Phenomenon Occur?
Astronomers examined data from the SuperWASP project, which aims to identify gas giants after them. In 2012, Mamajek and colleagues at the University of Rochester discovered the young star J1407 and its peculiar eclipse, suggesting that it was created by a lunar disk around a young giant or brown dwarf planet.
A third, more recent research, conducted by Kenworthy, uses adaptive optics and Doppler spectroscopy to determine the mass of ring objects. Based on this and earlier research into the interesting J1407 system, they conclude that its partner is most likely a gigantic (occult) planet whose massive ring system is responsible for the continual dimming of J1407's brightness.
The light curve indicates scientists that the ring system has a diameter of almost 120 million kilometers, which is more than two hundred times bigger than Saturn's rings. The ring system may include dust particles that conceal information regarding Earth's mass.
Mamajek connects the quantity of matter in the disk and ring. If Jupiter's four massive Galilean moons were pulverized into dust and ice and stretched out along its orbit, the resulting ring would be so opaque to light that a distant observer could see through it. According to Mamajek, the sun's location would result in an extremely profound eclipse lasting many days. In the instance of J1407, we discovered that the rings block 95% of the light from this young Sun-like star over many days. So there's a lot of stuff that may eventually build a satellite. Based on the data, the scientists discovered at least one distinct breach in the ring structure, which can be characterized more clearly in the new model. One apparent possibility is that the satellite developed and created a gap, according to Kenworthy. The satellite's mass might be between that of Earth and Mars. The satellite's orbital period around J1407b is about two years.
Astronomers predict the rings will dwindle down during the next several million years.spanning many years before finally disappearing when the disc material creates satellites.
For decades, the planetary scientific community has hypothesized the existence of planets like Jupiter and Saturn. Mamajek indicated that the disk surrounding it developed relatively early, resulting in the development of satellites. However, no one has ever seen a ring system like this until it was discovered in 2012. This is the first image of a satellite developing millions of kilometers around a substellar object, but there are likely 10 to 40 observers of J1407b who will assist identify and confine the next annular eclipse. Satellite period and mass in the AAVSO ring. Meanwhile, scientists are looking into additional photometric surveys to find previously undiscovered eclipses in the ring system as satellites arise in the near future. The eclipse of J1407 provides an opportunity to investigate the physical and chemical features of the satellite's surrounding disk.
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Eric Mamajek, an astronomer at the University of Rochester and co-author of the Leiden Observatory in the Netherlands, determined that the ring system passing a young Sun-like star J1407 is significantly larger and heavier than it seems. Saturn's ring system. The ring system, the first of its type beyond our solar system, was found in 2012 by a team headed by Rochester's Eric Mamajek.
New data analysis. Matthew Leiden Kenworthy demonstrated that the ring system is made up of more than 30 rings, each tens of millions of kilometers in diameter. They also discovered a ring gap, which suggests that a satellite (exmoon) may have developed. The findings have been approved for publication in The Astrophysical Journal.
The intricacy in the light curve is incredible. The eclipse lasted many weeks, but owing to the thin ring structure, fast changes occurred on a scale of tens of minutes, according to Kenworthy. The star is too far away to see the rings directly, but we can create a comprehensive model based on the fast variations in the brightness of starlight traveling through the ring system. If we can substitute Saturn's rings with those surrounding J1407b, they will be clearly visible at night and much bigger than the full moon.
This planet is far bigger than Jupiter or Saturn, and its ring system is nearly 200 times larger than Saturn's current rings, according to co-author Mamajek, Saturn Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Rochester.
Read Also : How Does The Double Moon Phenomenon Occur?
Astronomers examined data from the SuperWASP project, which aims to identify gas giants after them. In 2012, Mamajek and colleagues at the University of Rochester discovered the young star J1407 and its peculiar eclipse, suggesting that it was created by a lunar disk around a young giant or brown dwarf planet.
A third, more recent research, conducted by Kenworthy, uses adaptive optics and Doppler spectroscopy to determine the mass of ring objects. Based on this and earlier research into the interesting J1407 system, they conclude that its partner is most likely a gigantic (occult) planet whose massive ring system is responsible for the continual dimming of J1407's brightness.
The light curve indicates scientists that the ring system has a diameter of almost 120 million kilometers, which is more than two hundred times bigger than Saturn's rings. The ring system may include dust particles that conceal information regarding Earth's mass.
Mamajek connects the quantity of matter in the disk and ring. If Jupiter's four massive Galilean moons were pulverized into dust and ice and stretched out along its orbit, the resulting ring would be so opaque to light that a distant observer could see through it. According to Mamajek, the sun's location would result in an extremely profound eclipse lasting many days. In the instance of J1407, we discovered that the rings block 95% of the light from this young Sun-like star over many days. So there's a lot of stuff that may eventually build a satellite. Based on the data, the scientists discovered at least one distinct breach in the ring structure, which can be characterized more clearly in the new model. One apparent possibility is that the satellite developed and created a gap, according to Kenworthy. The satellite's mass might be between that of Earth and Mars. The satellite's orbital period around J1407b is about two years.
Astronomers predict the rings will dwindle down during the next several million years.spanning many years before finally disappearing when the disc material creates satellites.
For decades, the planetary scientific community has hypothesized the existence of planets like Jupiter and Saturn. Mamajek indicated that the disk surrounding it developed relatively early, resulting in the development of satellites. However, no one has ever seen a ring system like this until it was discovered in 2012. This is the first image of a satellite developing millions of kilometers around a substellar object, but there are likely 10 to 40 observers of J1407b who will assist identify and confine the next annular eclipse. Satellite period and mass in the AAVSO ring. Meanwhile, scientists are looking into additional photometric surveys to find previously undiscovered eclipses in the ring system as satellites arise in the near future. The eclipse of J1407 provides an opportunity to investigate the physical and chemical features of the satellite's surrounding disk.