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Planemo vs Superplanet - What's the difference?

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Planemo is a see also of superplanet.


As nouns the difference between planemo and superplanet

is that planemo is (astronomy) an astronomical object with enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to initiate core fusion at any time in its existence that is, it is rounded in shape and is smaller than a star planemos include planets, dwarf planets, and the larger moons of the solar system, but also sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets between the stars while superplanet is any very large planet, but especially a large superjovian gas giant.

planemo

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (astronomy) an astronomical object with enough mass to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to initiate core fusion at any time in its existence. That is, it is rounded in shape and is smaller than a star. Planemos include planets, dwarf planets, and the larger moons of the Solar System, but also sub-brown dwarfs and rogue planets between the stars.
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    • , year=2003 , author=Jacques Lépine & Jane Gregorio-Hetem , site= , title=Open Issues in Local Star Formation , date=Dec. 1 , page=266 , passage=Other groups have also recently identified young, isolated planemos ; understanding how such isolated, ultra-low masses form presents a challenge. }}

    See also

    * fusor * planetoid

    superplanet

    English

    Noun

  • Any very large planet, but especially a large superjovian gas giant

    • Hypernyms

    * giant planet

    See also

    * supergiant planet * hypergiant planet * major planet * dwarf planet * minor planet * mesoplanet * planetoid * planetesimal * planemo