Scientists found non-stellar and non-planetary strange celestial bodies

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According to foreign media reports, scientists from the southern Astronomical Observatory of Europe announced that they had discovered a special celestial system hidden in the seat of the snake, and its operating model was Maverick, it is hard to say whether it is a star or a planet.

 


Astronomers pointed out that this unprecedented celestial system is composed of two celestial bodies of only 1% mass of the sun. What puzzles astronomers is that there are no other heavier celestial bodies near these two celestial bodies, and they are only rotating around a common center of gravity.

Scientists from the southern European Observatory said the unique system number was OPH 162225-240515 (OPH 1622), about 400 light years from the solar system. Because the spectra of the two celestial bodies are very similar, scientists believe that they may have formed at the same time about 1 million years ago.

"We are not yet ready to call them a 'dualine' system, mainly because their formation process is significantly different from that of the planet in the solar system," said Hua lianjing Ivanov, an astronomy at the Southern Observatory ."

At present, unknown stars like this have been collectively referred to as "planemos", meaning a celestial body with similar weight and planetary. It is understood that planemos celestial bodies are very similar to the brown dwarf stars, but they do not belong to the stellar category. They are too small and do not have the nuclear reaction needed to maintain the stellar combustion. At the same time, they are several times the size of Jupiter. Therefore, from a macro perspective, it is more like a planet.

Some writers once thought that it would be enough to determine whether a star Belongs to a planet to determine whether it is more than 13 times the size of Jupiter. However, many scientists have argued that determining whether a star is a planet cannot rely solely on its volume should be considered as a specific process of formation. Many planets, including the solar system, form gas and dust structures around the stars or brown dwarf stars. However, scientists are convinced that the formation process of the oph1622 celestial system is completely different.

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