To me it sounds more like a brown dwarf than a planet, especially since it radiates energy mostly in the infrared. On Friday, October 11, 2013 2:28 PM, M Wilson <astro_outwest@yahoo.com> wrote: The article's rather odd statement that this massive planet "[is] redder than the reddest known brown dwarfs" brought to mind the precept "if it sounds like a duck, looks like a duck, and walks like a duck then it must be a duck". ________________________________ From: Thomas Sevcik <sfv1ts@hotmail.com> To: SLAS astronomy <utah-astronomy@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2013 2:59 AM Subject: [Utah-astronomy] Free floating planet just 80 lys away! A giant planet lost-in-space! This is the first time that I can think of where astronomers found one so close to us. Neat pic with the article as well. http://www.nbcnews.com/science/astronomers-say-theyve-spotted-lonesome-plane... Tom Sevcik _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options". _______________________________________________ Utah-Astronomy mailing list http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Send messages to the list to Utah-Astronomy@mailman.xmission.com The Utah-Astronomy mailing list is not affiliated with any astronomy club. To unsubscribe go to: http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/utah-astronomy Then enter your email address in the space provided and click on "Unsubscribe or edit options".