- ST AR RS ▁PS 1 ▁wide - field ▁teles cope . ▁P SO ▁J 3 1 8 . 5 - 2 2 ' s ▁age ▁is ▁infer red ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 2 ▁million ▁years , ▁the ▁same ▁age ▁as ▁the ▁B eta ▁P ict oris ▁group . ▁ ▁The ▁team ▁leader , ▁Michael ▁Li u ▁of ▁the ▁Institute ▁for ▁Astronom y ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Hawai i , ▁stated : ▁" We ▁have ▁never ▁before ▁seen ▁an ▁object ▁free - f lo ating ▁in ▁space ▁that ▁looks ▁like ▁this . ▁It ▁has ▁all ▁the ▁characteristics ▁of ▁young ▁plan ets ▁found ▁around ▁other ▁stars , ▁but ▁it ▁is ▁dr ifting ▁out ▁there ▁all ▁alone ." ▁Current ▁theories ▁about ▁such ▁objects ▁include ▁the ▁possibility ▁that ▁gravit ational ▁perturb ations ▁may ▁have ▁k icked ▁them ▁out ▁of ▁their ▁planet ary ▁systems ▁soon ▁after ▁they ▁formed ▁through ▁planet ary ▁acc ret ion , ▁or ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁formed ▁by ▁some ▁other ▁means . ▁Est im ated ▁temper atures ▁inside ▁its ▁clouds ▁exceed ▁. ▁The ▁clouds , ▁made ▁of ▁hot ▁dust ▁and ▁mol ten ▁iron , ▁show ▁how ▁w ides p read ▁clouds ▁are ▁in ▁plan ets ▁and ▁planet - like ▁objects . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁CF BD SI R ▁ 2 1 4 9 − 0 4 0 3 ▁▁ 2 MA SS ▁J 1 1 1 9 – 1 1 3 7 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ex op lan ets ▁discovered ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁Category : R og