Astronomers detect low-mass brown dwarf around A-type main-sequence star
Monday, December 3, 2018 - 09:30
in Astronomy & Space
Using HATSouth Exoplanet Survey, an international group of astronomers has discovered a low-mass brown dwarf transiting an A-type main-sequence star. The newly detected brown dwarf, designated HATS-70b, is the first such object found around a star of this type. The finding is detailed in a paper published November 16 on arXiv.org.