HIP 65426 b
HIP 65426 b is a super Jupiter exoplanet orbiting the star HIP 65426. It was discovered on 6 July 2017 by the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy using the Spectro-Polarimetric High-Contrast Exoplanet Research instrument belonging to the European Southern Observatory. It is 385 light-years from Earth. It is the first planet discovered by ESO's SPHERE instrument.Overview
The star HIP 65426 b is orbiting lies in the constellation Centaurus. It is around 14 million years old, and was expected to still have a debris disk. However, it doesn't have a debris disk, despite its young age, causing it to not fit current models for planetary formation. It is around 92 AU from its parent star, with a possible dusty atmosphere. It was discovered as part of the SHINE program, which aimed to find planetary systems around 600 new stars.
