Young Jupiter-like planet is 97 light-years away from Earth

Using specialized devices, astronomers discovered a Jupiter-like young planet 97 light-years away from Earth and dating only 20 million years old.

Detecting young planet 54 Eridani b 20 million years old

According to the latest news on Sci-news, astronomers use specialized devices for planetary camera Gemin i (Gemini Planet Imager) and discover a young planet like Jupiter that is orbiting a near star. there. This young planet is called 51 Eridani b (51 Eri b).

Planet 51 Eridani is about 97 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Eridanus . According to calculations, it is dated to 20 million years old, according to astronomical standards, this is just a "newborn" planet .

The planet orbits its host star, called c Eridani, or HD 29391 , about 13 AU (astronomical unit) - roughly the distance between Saturn and Uranus in the solar system. . 51 Eridani b very large has twice the mass of Jupiter.

Planet 51 Eridani b is dubbed 'Jupiter'.(Sci-news photo)

It is the first alien planet discovered by Gemini Planet Imager device (GPI). The device is designed to explore and analyze young, faint planets orbiting bright and nearby stars.

51 Eridani b has the strongest concentration of methane in the planets known outside the solar system. The planet also has the presence of water, indicating it is similar to the planets in the solar system.

Astronomers also added that 51 Eridani b has a temperature of about 800 degrees Fahrenheit (427 degrees Celsius), hot enough to melt lead but still quite cold compared to giant air masses with temperatures of 1,000 degrees. Other F (528 degrees C). Most of the planets discovered are very different from our Earth . They have the same mass as the host stars.