super-Jupiter
Massive gas giant
A super-Jupiter is an exoplanet more massive than Jupiter—typically several times its mass—but not quite massive enough to ignite nuclear fusion like a star.
These gas giants occupy the boundary between the largest planets and the smallest brown dwarfs.
Astronomers detected a super-Jupiter orbiting a distant sun-like star.
Hydrogen-helium planetary body
- brown dwarfSubstellar object, no fusion
- hot startEarly period of success
- cold startStarting from zero
- accretionGrowth through external addition
Extremely large and heavy
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- heliumLightest noble gas
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- magnetosphereCelestial body's protective field
deuterium · convection · luminosity · gravity · photosphere · opacity · cloud layers · stratosphere
Unconventional behavior or nature
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
- progradeSame direction as primary
Study of light-matter interaction
- astrometryMeasuring celestial body positions
- coronagraphStellar light-blocking telescope attachment
- Doppler shiftFrequency change from movement
- photometryMeasuring light intensity
gas giant
Hydrogen-helium planetary body
- brown dwarfSubstellar object, no fusion
- hot startEarly period of success
- cold startStarting from zero
massive
Extremely large and heavy
- hydrogenSimplest atomic element
- heliumLightest noble gas
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
magnetosphere · deuterium · convection · luminosity · gravity · photosphere · opacity · cloud layers · stratosphere · pressure
eccentricity
Unconventional behavior or nature
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- inclinationDisposition toward something
- retrogradeMoving in reverse direction
spectroscopy
Study of light-matter interaction
- astrometryMeasuring celestial body positions
- coronagraphStellar light-blocking telescope attachment
- Doppler shiftFrequency change from movement
super-Jupiterdwarf planet
Minor spherical solar orbiter
asteroid · planetesimal · terrestrial planet · rocky planet · Pluto
super-Jupiterstar
Luminous astronomical object
red dwarf · Jupiter · brown dwarf · white dwarf · Proxima Centauri
super-JupiterEarth-like planet
Rocky world with liquid water potential
super, Jupiter, superb, superior, superiority, supremacy, supreme, supremely, superlative