A ''dream'' planet?🩷
GJ 504 b is still glowing from the heat of its formation 160 million years ago. Astronomers say it is dark magenta, or the color of cherry blossoms. It orbits a star faintly visible to the unaided eye in the constellation Virgo. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/116/magenta-mystery/
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GJ 504 b is still glowing from the heat of its formation 160 million years ago. Astronomers say it is dark magenta, or the color of cherry blossoms. It orbits a star faintly visible to the unaided eye in the constellation Virgo. https://exoplanets.nasa.gov/news/116/magenta-mystery/
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Magenta mystery
Astronomers detect lowest-mass planet around a star like the sun found using direct imaging techniques.Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System
Fernando De Leon
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