Newly Discovered Pink Planet GJ 504b: Can It Be A New Vacation Destination?

Can this pink planet called GJ 504b render a new and exciting color to our solar system?

Situated about 57 light years away, a newly discovered pink planet circles around a star called GJ 504 which works similarly like the Sun. Astronomers who discovered it said that it has a mass four times that of the planet Jupiter and it is extremely "pink" in color.

The image you are seeing is just an artist's interpretation of the so-called pink planet since this is how NASA scientist Michael McElwain described it. Its color that will remind you of a dark cherry blossom shade, more of a dull magenta palette is potentially caused by its cooking hot temperature.

The pink planet is located in an extremely deep part of the outer solar system. For a clearer perspective, Neptune orbits at 30 AU, Saturn at 9AU and Jupiter at 5 AU. Each AU is equivalent to the usual distance of the Earth to the Sun.

The Pink Planet Is Just A Baby

NASA scientists added that the color of the gas giant indicates its age which means it is still just a baby. Its glow comes literally from the heat of its latest formation. With its far distance from its own sun-like star, it will change your view on how the big planets are formed.

In another press release made by Markus Janson, a postdoctoral expert from Princeton University, he added that this discovery only means one thing: scientists should start considering alternative theories on how planets are formed. Or maybe even reanalyse the most basic assumptions made around the theory of core accretion.

Can It Be A Vacation Destination?

Hence, if you are thinking if it is even possible to become the next target for another odd vacation destination for Richard Branson's Virgin company, then forget about it. Its exact sizzling temperature is at 460 degrees Fahrenheit or 237 Celsius!

Now the real question is, when will the pink planet be acknowledged in science classes that will come around in the future?