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| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2019 |
| Detection method | Imaging |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| Semi-major axis | 835 au |
| Star | V921 Scorpii |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mass | 60 MJ |
V921 Scorpii b is a candidate 60-Jupiter-mass brown dwarf orbiting V921 Scorpii, a 20-solar-mass 30,000 K Herbig Haro B0IV-class subgiant. The object is 835 AU away from V921 Scorpii. Despite the large distance, V921 Scorpii b receives a comparable amount of irradiation as Mars, owing to the large mass and luminosity of V921 Scorpii.
While this candidate object is likely a brown dwarf, it is included in the Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia since it includes substellar objects with masses up to 60 Jupiter masses.
Host star
With 20 solar masses in mass and 30,000 K in temperature, V921 Scorpii is a Herbig Haro B0IV-class subgiant and the most massive star to host a substellar object.
References
- ^ "V921 Scorpii b". Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. 1995. Retrieved 2021-07-18.
- Gabellini, M. Giulia Ubeira; van den Ancker, Mario; Fedele, Davide; Lodato, Giuseppe; Manara, Carlo F. (2019-04-01). "A New Companion Candidate around the Herbig Star V921 Sco*". Research Notes of the AAS. 3 (4): 61. Bibcode:2019RNAAS...3...61U. doi:10.3847/2515-5172/ab1659. ISSN 2515-5172.
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