• Key Information

  • CFBDSIR 2149−0403

  • Type
    Rogue Planet
  • Full Name
    CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9
  • Distance
    About 130 light years
  • Mass
    4 to 7 Jupiter masses
  • Temperature
    800 °F
  • Date of Discovery
    2012
  • Learning Point
  • The rogue planet, CFBDSIR 2149−0403, is an object found in an infrared search. It could be either a large planet, like Jupiter, or possible a brown dwarf, which is in between a star and a planet.
  • Project
  • Draw the planet, and what it would be like to be in a rocket or station around it.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Aquarius
  • Fun Facts
  • Although we think of planets only being found around stars, rogue planets could be planets that have been kicked out of their star system, or those that have formed on their own.
  • There could be billions or trillions of rogue planets in our galaxy
  • A recent survey suggested that one area of sky might contain 115 rogue planets that we can identify so far.
  • CFBDSIR 2149−0403 is one of the closest such rogue planet candidates that we have discovered.