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Exoplanet BD +48 738c

author: Ron Miller/Novapix

reference: a-exo99-30260

Image Size 300 DPI: 32 * 23 cm

It's a large planet, which may be a small brown dwarf, that orbits a red dwarf star. According to one reference: "...one of the massive, dying stars -- BD +48 738 -- is accompanied not only by an enormous, Jupiter-like planet, but also by a second, mystery object. According to the team, this object could be another planet, a low-mass star, or -- most interestingly -- a brown dwarf, which is a star-like body that is intermediate in mass between the coolest stars and giant planets."

Keywords for this photo:

2013 - ASTRONOMY - BD +48 738 - EXOPLANET - EXTRASOLAR PLANET - ILLUSTRATION - PLANET - RED DWARF - RED GIANT - STAR -