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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*197th Meeting of the American Astronomical Society, San Diego, California, USA, 7–11 January 2001.
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Boss, A. Giant giants or dwarf dwarfs?. Nature 409, 462–463 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1038/35054155
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