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Heavens Above => Astronomy & Near Earth Phenomena => Topic started by: DataBot on May 30, 2012, 12:23:02 PM

Title: Ultra-cool companion helps reveal giant planets
Post by: DataBot on May 30, 2012, 12:23:02 PM
Ultra-cool companion helps reveal giant planets

Astronomers have found a brown dwarf that is more than 99% hydrogen and helium.  Described as ultra-cool, it has a temperature of just 400 degrees Celsius and its discovery could be a key step forward in helping astronomers distinguish between brown dwarfs and giant planets.

Source: Ultra-cool companion helps reveal giant planets (http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120510100052.htm)