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Title: Why does the term "planet" have a different meaning when applied to brown dwarfs Post by: barry on Aug 2, 2013 Why does the term "planet" have a different meaning when applied to brown dwarfs than in our solar system?
Title: Re: Why does the term "planet" have a different meaning when applied to brown dwarfs Post by: nite_n_day on Aug 2, 2013 In our solar system, a planet is a large body in orbit about only the Sun. If a collapsed body is less than 12 Jupiter masses, it is termed a planet, even if it forms on its own, independent of any star; we have found these in the Orion Nebula.
Title: Re: Why does the term "planet" have a different meaning when applied to brown dwarfs Post by: barry on Aug 3, 2013 Content hidden
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