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planemo  n.— «He proposes a natural upper limit for a “planetary mass object” of about 13 times the mass of Jupiter, or about 4,000 Earths.…Because anything bigger, including stars and brown dwarfs, is able to fuse...

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planemo n. an object in outer space with mass insufficient to achieve fusion but large enough to be made roughly spherical by its own gravity. Editorial Note: This term and meaning were derived by way of determining what characteristics, exactly...

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planemo  n.— «We find two of our objects to be planemos; though the faintest of our targets, they are much brighter than expected for such low masses.» —by Jacques Lépine, Jane Gregorio-Hetem Open Issues in Local Star...

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planemo  n.— «The debate over the definition of planethood has been simmering for years—and it bubbled up again this week, thanks to new research into free-floating planemos, or planetary-mass objects.» —“Planet-Sized...