IM Lupi is a young stellar object with a surrounding protoplanetary disk.

The young star is suspected to host a still forming protoplanet at a distance of 110 astronomical units (AU) and a mass of 2-3 MJ.

[6] The star IM Lupi was classified as a class II YSO with a spectral type M0.

[4][7] ALMA observations at 1.25 mm shows a spiral pattern,[8] which is also imprinted on the surface of the dusty part as seen by SPHERE.

The kinks and spirals could be caused by an undetected planet with a mass of 2-3 MJ orbiting at about 110 AU.