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Free floating planetary mass brown dwarf 95 ly away found in the TW Hydrae asociation (the youngest star group closest to the Sun). The second brightest free-floating planetary object, 4 to 8 times as massive as Jupiter. Found days after another one had been found by another team. Suspected of being kicked out of its parent star system.
2MASS 1119-11 System Web Pages[]
2MASS 1119-11 System In the News[]
Free Floating Planetary Mass Brown Dwarf Found (Apr 2015)[]
- See also WISEA 1147 System
- http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6424
- https://cosmosmagazine.com/space/bright-young-jupiter-orphan-found-floating-nearby
- http://www.space.com/32499-nearby-rogue-alien-planet.html
See Also[]
- TW Hydrae System
- Alias: 2MASS J11193254−1137466 System
- PSO J318.5-22 System earlier, brighter, and closer rogue planet.