Gemini Observatory/AURA/David Lafrenière (University of Montreal),Ray Jayawardhana (University of Toronto), and Marten van Kerkwijk (University of Toronto)
First Directly Imaged Planet Confirmed Around Sun-Like Star
(top) Comparison of the planet spectrum (black) with a slightly warmer, more massive free floating brown dwarf in the Upper Scorpius association (red, from Lodieu et al. 2008). (bottom) Comparison with a model spectrum of temperature 1800 K and low surface gravity (red, from DRIFT PHOENIX models, Witte et al. 2009, Helling et al. 2008).
