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brown dwarf
subject			fact

brown dwarf	has mass 1 to 8 percent of the Sun
	has definition Star with too little mass to ignite its hydrogen 1 fuel. If brown dwarfs exist, they shine faint red for a time, as they convert gravitational energy into heat, and then fade and cool.
	has definition A substellar object that is below the minimum mass required for nuclear fusion reactions to occur in its core.
	has definition A self-gravitating, self-luminous gaseous object which is not sufficiently massive to result in thermonuclear hydrogen fusion reactions in its core and cannot therefore be considered a star. Such objects are expected to have a mass less than 7% of the Sun's mass and represent a "missing link" between low-mass stars and gas giant planets like Jupiter (at 0.1% of the Sun's mass).
	is a kind of dwarf
	is a kind of massive compact halo object
dwarf	has symbol d
	has luminosity class V
	has synonym main sequence star
massive compact halo object	is a part of halo
	has acronym MACHO
star	has star surface temperature
	has spectral type
	has V magnitude
	has B magnitude
	has U magnitude
	has position on celestial sphere from the point of view of Earth
	has parallax from the point of view of Earth's orbit
	has proper motion
	has radiation at surface which is diffused out from the hotter core
	has energy source gravitational contraction and or fusion
	has energy production which takes place primarily within the core
	has surface density which depends on luminosity class
	has surface temperature greater than 1000 Kelvin
	has apparent magnitude
	has absolute magnitude
	has age
	has catalog star catalog
	has material hydrogen, helium
	has velocity determined from proper motion and radial velocity
dark matter	is a part of dark halo
celestial body	has spectra
hypothetical particle	has acceptance status hypothetical
particle	obeys uncertainty principle
	has frequency inversely proportional to the wavelength
	has wavelength inversely proportional to its momentum
	has charge
physical object	has location or center of gravity
	has angular momentum
	has momentum
	has temperature
	has volume
	has extent

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