Brown Dwarf Comparison

NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCB2009-11-17

NASA
Washington, DC, United States

NASA Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer will uncover many failed stars, or brown dwarfs, in infrared light. This diagram shows a brown dwarf in relation to Earth, Jupiter, a low-mass star and the sun.

Details

Title: Brown Dwarf Comparison
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech/UCB
Date Created: 2009-11-17
Rights: JPL

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