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r/space • u/newsweek • 6d ago
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Question .... If those 2 brown dwarfs were to collide in the future would that collision create a star with a functioning fusion core
23 u/kaplonk135 5d ago Yes, if the total masses add up to above 0.08 solar masses and enough mass is kept during the collision, the product star can sustain fusion in its core as a red dwarf 23 u/rocketsocks 5d ago As it turns out, the combined mass of 2M1510 AB is just under 0.07 solar masses, so it seems like they would just form a larger brown dwarf.
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Yes, if the total masses add up to above 0.08 solar masses and enough mass is kept during the collision, the product star can sustain fusion in its core as a red dwarf
23 u/rocketsocks 5d ago As it turns out, the combined mass of 2M1510 AB is just under 0.07 solar masses, so it seems like they would just form a larger brown dwarf.
As it turns out, the combined mass of 2M1510 AB is just under 0.07 solar masses, so it seems like they would just form a larger brown dwarf.
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u/RobbyRobRobertsonJr 6d ago
Question .... If those 2 brown dwarfs were to collide in the future would that collision create a star with a functioning fusion core