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OT: So if Jupiter is something of a "failed star", how much bigger would it have to be to be a successful star, and what would be the effect (if any) on other p
by euroderf 1y ago
OT: So if Jupiter is something of a "failed star", how much bigger would it have to be to be a successful star, and what would be the effect (if any) on other planets' orbits, and would it boil away a lot of Saturn ?
- mritterhoff 1y agoWikipedia says it would need to be 75x more massive in order to start fusing hydrogen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter#Size_and_mass https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jupiter#Size_and_mass
- euroderf 1y agoI wonder then how this idea of "failed star" got um started.