The object orbits a brown dwarf that orbits a star, and astronomers aren’t sure if it’s a planet, a moon — or something else entirely.
  • hperrin@lemmy.caEnglish
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    2 days ago

    If it’s orbiting a star, it’s a planet. If it’s orbiting a planet, it’s a moon. If it’s orbiting nothing, it’s a target.

    (This thing is a planet. It orbits a star. Doesn’t matter if that star orbits another star. By definition, it’s a planet.)