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A Strange Lonely Planet Found Without A Star
Science Daily ^
| 09 October 2013
Posted on 10/10/2013 12:49:33 AM PDT by zeestephen
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To: Verginius Rufus
original, or microfilmed???
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10/11/2013 4:36:21 AM PDT
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kimtom
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To: Justa; SatinDoll; zeestephen; hattend; Verginius Rufus; oxcart
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10/11/2013 4:50:35 AM PDT
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kimtom
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To: zeestephen
Most likely a potential star that never accumulated enough matter and density to ignite.....i’m guessing.
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10/12/2013 2:47:21 PM PDT
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mowowie
To: mowowie
Yes.
The theoretical minimum for a star to form is about 2 to 4 times the mass of Jupiter.
The exciting thing is how young this planet-brown dwarf is.
No one has ever seen anything like it before.
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