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Brown Dwarf Planets and Habitability

Brown Dwarf Planets and Habitability

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Brown Dwarf Planets and Habitability

by Administrator on June 21, 2010

Are planets common around brown dwarfs? We aren’t yet in a position to say, but the question is intriguing because some models suggest that the number of brown dwarfs is comparable to the number of low-mass main sequence stars. That would mean the objects — ‘failed’ stars whose masses are below the limit needed to sustain stable hydrogen fusion — could be as plentiful as the M-dwarfs that far outnumber any other type of star in the galaxy. If planets form around brown dwarfs, then we have to add them to our list of possible abodes for life.