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Relative size of a brown dwarf

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This image shows the relative size of a brown dwarf. A brown dwarf is a strange cosmic object that can be considered a "failed star": not massive enough to be a star, but more massive than a planet. (Credits: NASA/ESA/A. Simon, NASA GSFC, Canadian Space Agency)

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In descending order of size: the Sun, a low-mass star, a brown dwarf, Jupiter, Earth.

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Image size: 2400 x 1200 pixels
Resolution: 72 dpi


Photo taken on September 20, 2019

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