Jan 27, 2015 · Astronomers, have discovered that the ring system that they see eclipse the very young Sun-like star J1407 is of enormous proportions, much larger and heavier than the ring system of Saturn.

J1407b is a substellar object, either a free-floating planet or brown dwarf, with a large circumplanetary disk or ring system. It was first detected by automated telescopes in 2007 when its disk eclipsed the star V1400 Centauri, causing a series of dimming events for 56 days.

Jan 29, 2015 · An international team of astronomers have discovered that a ring system around a distant planet – called J1407b – is of enormous proportions, much larger and heavier than the ring system of...

Jan 26, 2015 · Astronomer Eric Mamajek at the University of Rochester and his co-author from the Leiden Observatory, The Netherlands, have discovered that the ring system that they see eclipse the very young Sun-like star J1407 is of enormous proportions, much larger and heavier than the ring system of Saturn.

Nov 9, 2024 · J1407b is a giant exoplanet with a massive ring system. Scientists think the rings are 200 times larger than Saturn’s. The rings may be rotating backward, according to a new study from...

Jan 26, 2015 · Artist’s conception of the extrasolar ring system circling the young giant planet or brown dwarf J1407b. The rings are shown eclipsing the young sun-like star J1407, as they would have appeared in early 2007.

Jan 28, 2015 · The team concluded the only explanation was a vast disk of spaced rings around a planet that had moved between Earth and J1407, blocking the starlight in bursts.

Jan 28, 2015 · Astronomers at Leiden Observatory in The Netherlands and the University of Rochester in New York have discovered that the planetary ring system that they see eclipse the young Sun-like star...

Oct 30, 2024 · Simulations show how a giant gas planet could end up with backwards rings and moons. The giant planet J1407b has been a weird space mystery since its discovery in 2010.

Jan 27, 2015 · Dr Matthew Kenworthy of Leiden Observatory and Prof Eric Mamajek of the University of Rochester have discovered a so-called super-Saturn exoplanet with an enormous ring system circling the very young Sun-like star 1SWASP J140747.93-394542.6 (for short J1407). The rings of J1407b are shown eclipsing the young Sun-like star J1407.