A Brown Dwarf Is A(n)

question 129

Multiple Choice

A brown dwarf is a(n)

• A) object intermediate between a planet and a star, with not enough mass to begin normal nuclear reactions in its core.
• B) general name for an object similar to the planet Jupiter.
• C) star whose blackbody spectrum peaks in the brown region of the visible spectrum.
• D) star of less than about 1.5 solar masses at the very end of its life, after it has cooled to near invisibility.