vorbixol

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[โ€“] vorbixol@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (4 children)

Red dwarfs are not failed stars. They are the lowest mass objects capable of nuclear fusion. Brown dwarfs are failed stars. Brown dwarfs officially start at 13 Jupiter masses, & have a maximum mass of 75 Jupiter's. Beyond that mass, fusion starts & the object is officially a star.