Brown Dwarf with Stormy Atmosphere Discovered Orbiting Red Dwarf via Three Observation Techniques

Brown dwarf with stormy atmosphere discovered orbiting red dwarf via three observation techniques

By combining the power of ground-based and space-based telescopes, astronomers have discovered a new brown dwarf—a type of object that lies between a star and a planet—orbiting a small star about 55 light-years from Earth. In addition, infrared observations revealed variations in its brightness, suggesting that clouds and storms may be forming and moving within the brown dwarf's atmosphere.

Astronomers Directly Image Brown Dwarf around Nearby Red Dwarf Star

Using a combination of the Subaru Telescope, the W. M. Keck Observatory, ESA’s Gaia mission, astronomers have imaged a brown-dwarf companion around the M-dwarf star LSPM J1446+4633. The post Astronomers Directly Image Brown Dwarf around Nearby Red Dwarf Star appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.

Discovery of Brown Dwarf Companion Provides New Insight into Stellar and Planetary Formation and Evolution

Discovery of Brown Dwarf Companion Provides New Insight into Stellar and Planetary Formation and Evolution   Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astronomers using the combined powers of space-based and ground-based observatories, including the W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered a brown dwarf companion orbiting a nearby red dwarf star, providing key insight into how stars and planets…

Discovery of Brown Dwarf Companion Provides New Insight into Stellar and Planetary Formation and Evolution – W. M. Keck Observatory

Media Contact: Meagan O’Shea Maunakea, Hawaiʻi – An international team of astronomers using the combined powers of space-based and ground-based observatories, including the W. M. Keck Observatory and Subaru Telescope on Maunakea, Hawaiʻi Island, have discovered a brown dwarf companion orbiting a nearby red dwarf star, providing key insight into how stars and planets form. Located about 55 light-years from Earth, the brown dwarf companion named J…