Formation Scenarios for Planetary-Mass Companion

Binary System 2M J044144 (Artist's Concept)

This is an artist's conception of the binary system 2M J044144 showing the primary brown dwarf that is estimated to be approximately 20 times the mass of Jupiter (at left) and its companion that is estimated to be 7 times the mass of Jupiter (at right). The disk of the primary...

Brown Dwarf and Mystery Companion

This is a Hubble Space Telescope image of young brown dwarf 2M J044144. It has a companion object at the 8 o'clock position that is estimated to be 5-10 times the mass of Jupiter. In the right panel, the light from the brown dwarf has been subtracted to provide a clearer view of...

Brown Dwarf 2M J044144 with Companion – HST WFPC2 – August 20, 2008

Brown Dwarf 2M J044144 with Companion (Subtracted Image) – HST WFPC2 – August 20, 2008

Compass and Scale Image of Brown Dwarf 2M J044144 with Companion – HST WFPC2 – August 20, 2008