sub-brown dwarf

English

Noun

sub-brown dwarf (plural sub-brown dwarfs)

1. A planetary mass object, less massive than a brown dwarf star, and not in orbit around a star.

Translations

planetary mass object

• Japanese: 準褐色矮星 (じゅんかっしょくわいせい, junkasshokuwaisei)

See also

• brown dwarf
• black dwarf
• red dwarf
• white dwarf
• planemo
• planetar

References

• Working Group on Extrasolar Planets - Definition of a "Planet" POSITION STATEMENT ON THE DEFINITION OF A "PLANET" (IAU)