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Nearest known brown dwarf (actually a binary) Luhman-16 is farther away than Proxima but not by much (relatively speaking). It would be interesting to know if
by mynegation 6y ago
Nearest known brown dwarf (actually a binary) Luhman-16 is farther away than Proxima but not by much (relatively speaking).
It would be interesting to know if a theoretical smallest coolest brown dwarf would be detectable with the current technology.
- skykooler 6y agoThe line between small brown dwarfs and large planets is blurry. A brown dwarf twice the size of Jupiter and twelve times its mass could probably get inside our Oort cloud and have evaded detection.