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Astronomers have discovered an exoplanet in the system of 4 stars
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Detect exoplanets began relatively recently, but a few years of searching, scientists have been able to find many hundreds of extrasolar planets of all sizes. Naturally, the easiest to detect large objects which are relatively easy to identify. Earth-like planets found so far less frequently (perhaps because they are harder to find) than the larger gas giants.
By the way, among the planetary systems found there is very unusual. But the recent discovery of scientists, probably the most unusual of all. So, astronomers have discovered an exoplanet, which is the system of 4 stars! The planet itself is very rather big - it is 10 times bigger than our Jupiter. Previously it was believed that this star system - a triple, but was recently discovered another star - a red dwarf, for the time being concealed from the gaze of earth scientists.
Basically, it all sounds very unusual - a planet in a system of four stars. But scientists believe that this is not such a rarity - such systems can be about 4% of the total. 4-star system in question is located 146 light-years away, on the outskirts of our galaxy.
Exoplanet in this system revolves around its star in 335 days. In the main star is a "counterweight", the second star, which revolves around a common center. In addition, a "partner" is a star - satellite, and now it turns out that of the primary star has a companion.
On the question of the possible existence of life on this planet (or a moon of the planet if he / they are), scientists meet the conditions of the system is so complex that life is unlikely there might be. Anyway, in the form in which we know life.
It is worth noting that this is the second exoplanet, which is found in the system of four stars. First, KIC 4862625, was discovered thanks to the work of the telescope Kepler. The fact that in a relatively short period of time was found two such systems may indicate that such systems are not so rare.
According to scientists who have found such a system in the universe may well be much more complex associations of stars and planets. Now experts are studying the possible models for the origin multizvezdnyh systems.
Source: geektimes.ru/post/246884/
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