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rachel9

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Why does the term planet have a different meaning when applied to brown dwarfs than in our solar system?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

The flattest of the ellipticals are class:
 
  A) E0.
  B) SBO.
  C) E7.
  D) E9.
  E) SBF.



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Answer to Question 1

In our solar system, a planet is a large body in orbit about only the Sun. If a collapsed body is less than 12 Jupiter masses, it is termed a planet, even if it forms on its own, independent of any star; we have found these in the Orion Nebula.

Answer to Question 2

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