Detecting mysterious nomadic planets outside the Solar System

Scientists have recently discovered a nomadic planet outside the massive solar system and strong magnetic fields that carry many mysteries.

According to research published in The Astrophysical Journal, the planet named SIMP J01365663 + 0933473 has about 12 times the mass of Jupiter, the largest star in the Solar System.

SIMP planet J01365663 + 0933473.(Photo: Astronomers magazine).

Scientists have discovered the planet from Very Large Array (VLA) in the United States. About 20 light-years from the Sun, this 200-million-year-old planet is called "" because it travels through space without being in the orbit of any parent planet.

It is notable that the nomadic planet has a very strong magnetic field, 200 times more than Jupiter and can emit aurora brighter than Earth's aurora.

On Earth, aurora is created from the planet's magnetic interaction with solar winds. However, the fact that the newly discovered nomadic planet is not within the scope of the planet's wind interaction makes its aurora a puzzle.

Melodie Kao, head of research and an expert at Arizona State University, said SIMP's volume J01365663 + 0933473 is about the average between a planet and a brown dwarf. Therefore, studying this planet can help better understand the magnetic field of both stars and planets.

Despite its high volume, SIMP J01365663 + 0933473 has a radius of just 1.2 times that of Jupiter radius and has a surface temperature of about 825 degrees Celsius.