Hyades

Astronomers image a brown dwarf orbiting a star in the Hyades cluster

(ORDO NEWS) — A team of astronomers has photographed a brown dwarf orbiting HIP 21152, a young sun-like star in the Hyades cluster. The Hyades, located just 150 light-years away, is the closest star cluster to Earth in the constellation Taurus. Their V-shaped pattern can be seen with the naked eye. The Hyades Cluster has attracted the attention of astronomers as an important research target for studying the evolution of…