Science is confused with the big planet 'strange story' revolves around the red dwarf

Scientists were surprised to find the Solar System nearly 30 light-years from Earth, even though the center is a small red dwarf that still holds the planet in mass in orbit.

Scientists say that solar systems usually follow the central star pattern that is many times larger than the planets orbiting it. However, scientists have just discovered a red dwarf star capable of holding a planet nearly as large as it is in orbit.

GJ 3512 is as large as 12% of our Sun and larger than Jupiter, the largest planet in the system, about 35%. Meanwhile, the planet orbiting it has at least 50% the mass of Jupiter.

It was discovered by the Calar Alto Observatory in Spain, with a 204-day cycle to complete the orbit, according to Reuters.

Simulating the gas planet GJ 3512b revolving around the red dwarf GJ 3512, the mass is not much bigger, 30 light years from Earth.(Photo: Reuters)

"This finding is quite surprising because in theory models show that small-mass stars can only hold small planets in orbit, the mass of Earth or Neptune , " said astrophysicist. Juan Carlos Morales, of the Catalonia Space Research Institute at the Spanish Space Research Institute, said.

"While in this case, we see a giant gas planet, constructed like Jupiter but orbiting a very small star , " Morales said.

According to the Spanish researcher, GJ 3512 is a red dwarf with small size, low surface temperature.

"It emits less energy and is not as bright as the Sun. Surface temperatures below 3,800 Kelvin (3,527 degrees Celsius). This is why the star is a light red color," he said.

Posting their findings in the journal Science, the scientists said they noted that the second planet revolved around GJ 3512. Most likely the third planet existed but had fallen off orbit.