Scientists from the University of Exeter using the Gaia observatory were able to detect a new exoplanet and get a direct image of it. They found that thermonuclear fusion occurs in the core of the object, Space reports.. com.

The planet is 483 million kilometers away from its star, HD 206893, which is 130 light-years from Earth.. The light is 30% larger than our Sun.

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A disk of dust and debris revolves around the star, in which new planets can form in the future.. After Gaia, which monitors the position of the stars, obtained data on the planet, scientists used the GRAVITY instrument installed on the Very Large Telescope. With its help, it was possible to confirm the existence of the planet HD 206893 c.

According to reports, the object is 13 times more massive than Jupiter. Its size, as well as nuclear fusion at its core, indicate that it is on the border between a planet and a brown dwarf.. The latter are space objects that form in the same way as ordinary stars, but do not reach a mass sufficient to trigger nuclear fusion..

New discovery could force scientists to rethink criteria for distinguishing between planets and brown dwarfs.

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