Compare and contrast Jupiter and the brown dwarf in the Gliese 229 system
What will be an ideal response?
Jupiter and the Gliese 229 brown dwarf are approximately the same size. However, the brown dwarf has about 50 times Jupiter's mass and is therefore much denser and warmer.
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