Posted on Thursday, October 17, 2013
GJ 504 b is a Jovian planet orbiting the star 59 Virginis (or GJ 504) in the constellation Virgo. It was discovered in 2013.
This planet is a lot cooler (temperature-wise) than all previously imaged planets, but the more interesting part is, that now deep methane absorption in it's atmosphere has been detected. It has been rare to discover methane absorption in an exoplanet's atmosphere this far, so that this planet is one of a different kind of atmosphere than most other exoplanets this far.
This planet is a lot cooler (temperature-wise) than all previously imaged planets, but the more interesting part is, that now deep methane absorption in it's atmosphere has been detected. It has been rare to discover methane absorption in an exoplanet's atmosphere this far, so that this planet is one of a different kind of atmosphere than most other exoplanets this far.
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