The international space exploration team led by Israeli astronomer Na’ama Hallakoun encountered a remarkable celestial body 1,400 light-years from Earth. It has been determined that this celestial body, which is classified as “brown dwarf” because it is neither a star nor a planet, is even hotter than the surface of the Sun. Scientists named the celestial object they detected “WD0032-317B”.
Brown dwarfs have always been known as mysterious celestial bodies. Because there is so much unknown about them. WD0032-317B took all these unknowns to the maximum level. Because brown dwarfs were thought to be hotter than planets, but not as high as stars (i.e., the Sun). Findings from WD0032-317B have led to a reopening of what was known to date.
The brown dwarf is 2,222 degrees Celsius hotter than the Sun!
It is already known that the surface temperature of the Sun is about 5,505 degrees Celsius. Measurements for WD0032-317B revealed that the temperature of this brown dwarf was 7,727 degrees Celsius. In other words, WD0032-317B, which is not included in the star category, is 2,222 degrees Celsius hotter than the Sun. Scientists say WD0032-317B is the only one of its kind. These temperatures have never been seen in any brown dwarf detected to date.
WD0032-317B can make great discoveries happen!
According to experts, the only thing that makes WD0032-317B important is that it is even hotter than the Sun. Measurements revealed that this brown dwarf is orbiting close to its star. Scientists think that new information about gas-oriented planets such as Jupiter can be reached with research to be carried out. On the other hand; Working with WD0032-317B isn’t just important for planets like Jupiter. Researchers also believe that with this discovery, they can reach important conclusions about exoplanets such as KELT-9b.
However, let’s not go without mentioning that; Findings on WD0032-317B are rather limited. The work of specialists can take years. When those days come, it is already a matter of curiosity that what conclusions will be reached and what information will be wrong so far…
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