Discovery of Very Young Free-floating Giant Planets in the σ Orionis Cluster
Via optical and near-infrared imaging we have discovered an extremely red, low-luminosity population of free-floating objects in the young, nearby stellar cluster around the multiple, massive star σ Orionis. The proximity (352 pc), youth (1-5 Myr), and low internal extinction make this cluster an ideal site to explore the substellar domain from the
Mundt, R. et al.
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