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These stars were formed from gas clouds in galaxies. Wouldn't a gravitational slingshot with ∆v greater than galactic escape velocity likely strip their planets
by ggreer 12y ago
These stars were formed from gas clouds in galaxies. Wouldn't a gravitational slingshot with ∆v greater than galactic escape velocity likely strip their planets?
Unless you mean the ex-planets themselves would end up alone intergalactic space. Apparently, the vocabulary used for such objects is, "sub-brown dwarf."[1]
1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WISE_0855%E2%88%920714 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WISE_0855%E2%88%920714