The Boundary Between Giant Planet and Brown Dwarf

nrao_NRAO_Gallery_NewBrownDawf5

Credit: Chuck Carter, NRAO/AUI/NSF

Artist\'s conception of SIMP J01365663+0933473, an object with 12.7 times the mass of Jupiter, but a magnetic field 200 times more powerful than Jupiter\'s. This object is 20 light-years from Earth.

Provider: National Radio Astronomy Observatory

Image Source: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=11352

Curator: NRAO/AUI/NSF, Charlottesville, Virginia, USA

Image Use Policy: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

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Image Type: Artwork
Object Name: J01365663+0933473
Subject - Milky Way: Star > Type > Brown Dwarf

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20 light years

ID: NRAO_Gallery_NewBrownDawf5
Subject Category: B.3.2.3
Subject Name: J01365663+0933473
Credits: Chuck Carter, NRAO/AUI/NSF

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Lightyears: 20
Redshift: 20
Reference Url: https://public.nrao.edu/?post_type=release=11352

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Creator (Curator): NRAO/AUI/NSF
URL: https://public.nrao.edu
Name: NRAO/AUI/NSF
Email: outreach@nrao.edu

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Address: 520 Edgemont Road
City: Charlottesville
State/Province: Virginia

Postal Code: 22903
Country: USA
Rights: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)

Publisher: NRAO/AUI/NSF
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Resource URL: https://public.nrao.edu/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/NewBrownDawf5.jpg
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Metadata Date: 2018-08-03T10:03:24-04:00
Metadata Version: 1.1

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20 light years