Extrasolar planets - Giant giants or dwarf dwarfs?

被引:5
作者
Boss, AP [1 ]
机构
[1] Carnegie Inst Washington, Dept Terr Magnetism, Washington, DC 20015 USA
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10.1038/35054155
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
An object at least 17 times the size of Jupiter, discovered orbiting a Sun-like star, has astronomers scratching their heads. Is it a giant planet or a failed star?
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页码:462 / 463
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