Hottest object in the universe discovered

SGGP 06/22/2023 06:12

A team of researchers has discovered a brown dwarf with a temperature level far exceeding that emitted by the Sun.

A brown dwarf has a temperature far exceeding that emitted by the Sun.

The newly discovered brown dwarf, named WD0032-317B, is located 1,400 light-years from Earth.

WD0032-317B orbits its host star and maintains a temperature of over 8,000 degrees Kelvin (7,727°C), hot enough to break down the molecules in the atmosphere into synthetic atoms. In comparison, the temperature of the Sun is only 5,778 degrees Kelvin (5,505°C). At this temperature, this brown dwarf has become the hottest object in the universe.

According to NASA, brown dwarfs are small, low-mass stars that are intermediate between the gas giants. Brown dwarfs have masses between 13 and 80 times that of Jupiter. Although many brown dwarfs have been discovered so far, such hot objects orbiting other stars are rare. Scientists first discovered brown dwarfs in the late 1980s.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/phat-hien-vat-the-nong-nhat-vu-tru-post694546.html