Three-star star system

After identifying Fomalhaut as a binary star system, experts continue to gather enough evidence to recognize a new member of the neighboring solar system.

Eric Mamajek, a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of Rochester (UK), and colleagues found a star that is quite far away from Fomalhaut's star, and found that it is the third member of the star system.

'A few years ago, I noticed this third star while watching the movements of two Fomalhaut stars in another study,' said Professor Mamajek.

Unexpected discovery of Fomalhaut star system - (Photo: Rochester University)

However, until now, his team had just gathered enough necessary data, as well as gathered other researchers, carried out various observations, to draw the conclusion that it was the second member. three of Fomalhaut's system.

Accordingly, the new member, formerly known as LP 876-10 , is now officially named Fomalhaut C.

'Fomalhaut C is located quite far away from the big and bright star Fomalhaut A when looking up at the sky from the direction of Earth', according to Space.com quoted Professor Mamajek.

Fomalhaut A is a giant size, twice the mass ratio of the sun, allowing it to generate gravity strong enough to hold Fomalhaut C in its system, despite the distance of 158,000 times that of the Sun - Earth.

Last year, experts from the University of Toronto (Canada) published the discovery about Fomalhaut B, and then identified it as the Fomalhaut star system.

To date, members of this star system have reached number 3.