Archive · 3 Oct 2025
Rogue Planet Gobbles Gas at Record-Breaking Rate
Astronomers have discovered a 'rogue planet' called Cha 1107-7626 that's consuming gas and dust at an extremely fast rate, about six billion tons per second.
This planet is located 620 light-years away and is approximately 10 times the mass of Jupiter.
This rapid growth rate is the highest ever recorded for such an object, making scientists question how planets and stars form.
Researchers observed magnetic activity driving matter towards the planet and even found water vapor in the process.
This discovery challenges existing ideas about planet formation and suggests similarities between how some planets and stars grow.
Scientists observed a rogue planet, Cha 1107-7626, with an unprecedented accretion rate.
The planet is located 620 light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon.
It is approximately 10 times the mass of Jupiter and 1-2 million years old.
The rogue planet is accreting matter at a rate of six billion tonnes per second.
Magnetic activity and water vapor were observed, blurring the lines between stars and planets.
- Who
- Scientists
- What
- Observed a rogue planet accreting matter at a rapid rate.
- When
- Ongoing
- Where
- 620 light-years away in the constellation Chamaeleon
- Why
- To study rogue planets and their formation
- Object Name
- Cha 1107-7626
- Location
- 620 light-years from Earth
- Constellation
- Chamaeleon
- Mass
- 10 times Jupiter
- Accretion Rate
- 6 billion tonnes per second
- Age
- 1-2 million years
- Notable Feature
- Water vapor detected in the accretion disk
Sources
Strange 'Rogue' Planet Spotted Guzzling Matter Like A Star
Astronomers Stunned By Rogue Planet As It Acts Like Star, Grows At Record Rate
Infant rogue planet 620 light-years away growing by 6 billion tonnes per second
