A newly discovered planet weighs five times more than Jupiter
The massive exoplanet TOI-4860 b challenges our understanding of planetary formation because it is a gas giant five times the mass of Jupiter orbiting a tiny, cool star.
Located roughly 260 light-years away, TOI-4860 b is a massive gas giant that orbits a small M-dwarf star every 1.5 days. This discovery surprised astronomers because small stars were previously thought incapable of hosting such enormous planets due to the limited material available in their early disks.
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