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Gliese 229
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Gliese 229 is a multiple system composed of a red dwarf and two brown dwarfs, located 18.8 light-years away. It is the nearest star system in the constellation Lepus. The primary component has 58% of
Gliese 229 A and B
Gliese 229 A and B
Brown dwarf
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Brown dwarfs are substellar objects that have more mass than the biggest gas giant planets, but less than the least massive main-sequence stars. Their mass is approximately 13 to 80 times that of Jupi
Gliese 229
…Gliese 229 (also written as Gl 229 or GJ 229) is a multiple system composed of a red dwarf and two brown dwarfs, located 18.8 light-years away. It is the nearest star system in the constellation Lepus. The primary component has 58% of the mass of the Sun, 55% of…
Artist's concept of a T-type brown dwarf
Artist's concept of a T-type brown dwarf
Planets, brown dwarfs, stars (not to scale)
Planets, brown dwarfs, stars (not to scale)
A size comparison between the Sun, a young sub-brown dwarf, and Jupiter. As the sub-brown dwarf ages, it will gradually cool and shrink.
A size comparison between the Sun, a young sub-brown dwarf, and Jupiter. As the sub-brown dwarf ages, it will gradually cool and shrink.