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To: zeestephen

Most likely a potential star that never accumulated enough matter and density to ignite.....i’m guessing.


43 posted on 10/12/2013 2:47:21 PM PDT by mowowie
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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.

44 posted on 10/12/2013 3:31:50 PM PDT by zeestephen
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