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From: mmt@dciem.UUCP (Martin Taylor)
Newsgroups: net.sci
Subject: Re: VB-8B: First Planet Outside Solar System Discovered
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Date: Fri, 14-Dec-84 15:55:32 EST
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Posted: Fri Dec 14 15:55:32 1984
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I was under the impression that a planet bigger than 2 or 3 times Jupiter
could not exist, because it would ignite and be a dwarf star if it were
any heavier.  If this new object is a planet over 30 times Jupiter mass,
is the theory wrong, or is it a companion star rather than a planet?
The reported temperature suggests that it might have an internal source
of heat.  Can a hydrogen-burning star exist at 1000-2000K?
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Martin Taylor
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