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  1. Brown dwarf - Wikipedia

    The warmest ones are possibly orange or red, [6] while cooler brown dwarfs would likely appear magenta or black to the human eye. [4][7] Brown dwarfs may be fully convective, with no …

  2. Brown Dwarfs: Celestial Objects That Are Neither Stars nor Planets

    Sep 14, 1995 · Brown dwarfs emit very little visible light so they are usually detected through X-rays and infrared. The first confirmed brown dwarf is Teide 1. It was discovered on September …

  3. Brown Dwarf vs Black Dwarf (How Are They Different?) - Scope …

    The main differences between the two is that a brown dwarf is a failed main sequence star which due to its inadequate mass, is unable to convert hydrogen to helium whereas a black dwarf is …

  4. Black dwarf - Wikipedia

    A black dwarf is a theoretical stellar remnant, specifically a white dwarf that has cooled sufficiently to no longer emit significant heat or light. Because the time required for a white dwarf to reach …

  5. Four Types of Stars That Will Not Exist for Billions or Even Trillions ...

    Jan 18, 2019 · Some of these stars may come from collisions between sub-stellar objects called brown dwarfs, which are larger than planets but too small to ignite into stars.

  6. 17.3 The Spectra of Stars (and Brown Dwarfs) - Astronomy 2e

    The hottest brown dwarfs are given types L0–L9 (temperatures in the range 2400–1300 K), whereas still cooler (1300–700 K) objects are given types T0–T9 (see Figure 17.8). In class L …

  7. Not A Planet, But Not A Star - All About Brown Dwarfs - MSN

    6 days ago · Joe Scott. Not A Planet, But Not A Star - All About Brown Dwarfs - Answers With Joe. Posted: May 29, 2025 | Last updated: May 29, 2025. What are brown dwarfs?

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  8. Brown dwarf | Astronomy, Formation & Characteristics | Britannica

    Apr 20, 2025 · brown dwarf, astronomical object that is intermediate between a planet and a star. Brown dwarfs usually have a mass less than 0.075 that of the Sun, or roughly 75 times that of …

  9. brown dwarf - David Darling

    Brown dwarfs (which are not really brown but a very dull red) are sometimes described as "failed stars" because they are not massive enough to have initiated hydrogen fusion (see hydrogen …

  10. This Brown Dwarf Isn't a 'Failed Star' — It's a Magnetic Powerhouse

    Brown dwarfs are not considered stars because they are too small to fuse hydrogen in their cores – they don't have the gravitational oomph in their core to sustain hydrogen fusion, but, …

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