A newly discovered planet is wedged in-between three stars and experiences triple sunrises and sunsets every day, according to new research published in
Science.
The planet, HD 131399Ab, is 340 light years away from Earth and can be found in Centaurus constellation – one of the largest constellations in the sky.
"HD 131399Ab is one of the few exoplanets that have been directly imaged, and it's the first one in such an interesting dynamical configuration," said Daniel Apai, an assistant professor of astronomy and planetary sciences at the University of Arizona, who leads a research group dedicated to finding and observing exoplanets.
It is the first time that an exoplanet has been spotted using the Spectro-Polarimetric High-contrast Exoplanet REsearch Instrument (SPHERE) in Chile. SPHERE operates at optical and near-infrared wavelengths and scientists found HD 131399Ab from the heat given off in infrared rays.
