Comment on Why are dwarf planets not considered planets but dwarf stars are considered stars?
lordnikon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
It’s basically it’s large enough to be round like a planet but can’t achieve orbital dominance like the big 8. So it looks like a planet but acts like an astroid. I think dwarf planet is a good term for them. Becase if they were a little bigger they would have all the same properties of a planet and are a lot closer to that than an asteroid.
FourPacketsOfPeanuts@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
How much bigger would Jupiter have to be before fusion started?
lordnikon@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Just the extra mass of 13 times I know doesn’t sounds like a lot but going from Earth to Jupiter’s is about 318 times. Maybe instead of protostar we should use failed star ainxe it has all the hydrogen and seller dust of that a star would used forces fuel.