The discovery of the planet in HD 3167 is the umpteenth time. A team of scientists led by the University of Hawaii has again discovered one of the youngest planets. This is something new that will undergo further research.
Interestingly, the planet is newly formed and the process is visible firsthand. The researchers assigned the code to the planet as 2M0437b. Now the planet is joined by several other objects.
This gives humans a new understanding of the formation of the planet. In fact, as time goes by, this phenomenon becomes more and more obvious. The presence of these planets helps explain the origin of the formation of the solar system and the earth.
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Planet Discovery Research in HD 3167
The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society are currently conducting more in-depth research on 2M0437b. Reportedly the discovery is just a coincidence that adds to the list of the planet’s elite. Uniquely, the planet can be monitored easily using a research telescope.
The first step for observation is to understand the light from the planet. This produces a useful planetary composition for further research. This allows researchers to determine the process of the formation of gas and dust disks.
Moreover, these two things have long disappeared from their parent star. According to Eric Gaidos, the events that occur on the planet are very interesting. He is a professor in the UH Manoa Department of Earth Sciences.
The discovery of a planet in HD 3167 has revealed its size is larger than Jupiter. In fact, its size is several times that of star formation over several million years. So that researchers can see the details of the planet efficiently.
It is also revealed that the age of the planet is still very young. As a result, it can only release heat energy during the formation process. The temperature of the planet is almost similar to the lava that erupted from Mount Kilauea.
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Seen on the Maunakea Telescope
This young planet was first seen from the Subaru Maunakea telescope image capture in 2018. The team that discovered the planet was the UH Institute for Astronomy Teruyuki Hirano.
The discovery of the planet in HD 3167 made Hirano continue to study it carefully about the existence of the planet. He uses facilities from other telescopes to make the results more accurate.
Then Gaidos and his team tried to do research using the Keck Maunakea Observatory. The goal is to monitor the position of the parent star as it moves across the sky. This is to ensure the planet 2M0437b is a companion star.
The research process lasted for approximately 3 years. This is because the movement of stars as they cross the sky is very slow. The planet and its parent star are now in a nursery known as the Taurus Cloud.
The discovery of the planet in HD 3167 provides information about where 2M0437b is located. Its position is more in an orbit with a wider distance than the other planets of the solar system. There is even a divider that costs a hundred times the distance between the earth and the sun.
This allows the observation process to be much easier. Sophisticated adaptive optics also played a big part in these observations. Its function is to compensate for image distortion by the earth’s atmosphere.
The team in charge of making use of two of the world’s largest telescopes, namely adaptive optics and the clear sky of Maunakea. There are even new, more detailed studies of planets like 2M0437b and future telescopes.
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Research Potential
As time goes by, the need for technology is getting more sophisticated. This allows for technological improvements to research the solar system. Especially for those who will research this new planet 2M0437b.
The discovery of the planet in HD 3167 proves that the star orbiting 2M0437b is too dim. Especially if you see it with the naked eye. Now Hawaii is the best place to see young planets and other baby stars.
The entire contents of the solar system can be seen in the hours before dawn. The viewing position will be better if you pay attention to several areas. Usually the northern part will see the bright star Hoku’ula and east of the Makali’i star cluster.
There are also observations by space telescopes such as NASA’s Hubble and the James Webb Space Telescope. Then the gases in the atmosphere will be identified, revealing the moon-forming disk.
Now scientists are studying the discovery of the planet in HD 3167. Various evidences are needed to uncover the facts of the solar system’s youngest new planet. (R10/HR-Online)
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