Re: (2950) Very very large gas giant.
In reply to #2950 Very very large gas giant. by Nick Christenson, University of Arizona
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Nick writes: >The gas giant in question masses ~196000 earth masses or 0.058 solar >masses. The smallest known main sequence star masses around 0.07 >solar masses. This means that your "gas giant" is right on the >verge of being either a minimal type M main sequence star or a >maximal brown dwarf, which I can't say. I couldn't find the reference Would it be large enough to ignite deuterium fusion? I would think that would require less mass, and keep it going for a little while at least. Hmm... W. Dow Rieder When the only tool you have is a hammer, all your problems start to look like nails...