Relative size of a brown dwarf
Description
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: Canadian Space Agency, NASA/ESA/A. Simon, NASA GSFC)
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In descending order of size: the Sun, a low-mass star, a brown dwarf, Jupiter, Earth.
File size: 0.31 MB
Image size: 2400 x 1200 pixels
Resolution: 72 dpi
Image date: September 20, 2019
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