Binary System

Artist's conception of the binary system 2M J044144 showing the primary ~ 20 Jupiter mass brown dwarf (left) and the 5 - 10 Jupiter mass companion (right). The disk of the primary likely never had enough material to make a companion of this mass. As a result, this small companion probably formed like a binary star. In this illustration, both objects are presented at the same distance to show relative sizes. Not shown are two other nearby objects, a low-mass star and a brown dwarf that are probably both parts of this system

Credit:

International Gemini Observatory/AURA/Lynette Cook

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Id:gemini1005b
Type:Artwork
Release date:April 6, 2010, 8 p.m.
Related releases:gemini1005
Size:3900 x 2100 px

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