This is the hottest and most massive planet-hosting star system found to date, and the planet was spotted orbiting it at 100 times the distance Jupiter orbits the Sun. Until now, no planets had been spotted around a star more than three times as massive as the Sun. Most massive stars are also very hot, and this system is no exception: its main star is a so-called B-type star that is over three times as hot as the Sun. It is 10 times as massive as Jupiter, making it one of the most massive planets ever found. SPHERE has successfully imaged several planets orbiting stars other than the Sun before, including taking the first ever-image of two planets orbiting a Sun-like star.

Source: thestar December 09, 2021 00:03 UTC