Planetary-mass object

Any celestial object massive enough to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to sustain core fusion like a star

A planetary-mass object (PMO), planemo, or planetary body (sometimes referred to as a world) is, by geophysical definition of celestial objects, any celestial object massive enough to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium and assume an ellipsoid shape, but not enough to sustain core fusion like a star. The purpose of this term is to classify together a broader range of celestial objects than just "planet", since many objects similar in geophysical terms do not conform to conventional astrodynamic expectations for a planet.

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Planetary-mass object

Any celestial object massive enough to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium, but not enough to sustain core fusion like a star

A planetary-mass object (PMO), planemo, or planetary body (sometimes referred to as a world) is, by geophysical definition of celestial objects, any celestial object massive enough to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium and assume an ellipsoid shape, but not enough to sustain core fusion like a star. The purpose of this term is to classify together a broader range of celestial objects than just "planet", since many objects similar in geophysical terms do not conform to conventional astrodynamic expectations for a planet.

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A planetary-mass object (PMO), planemo, or planetary body (sometimes referred to as a world) is, by geophysical definition of celestial objects, any celestial object massive enough to achieve hydrostatic equilibrium and assume an ellipsoid shape, but not enough to sustain core fusion like a star. The purpose of this term is to classify together a broader range of celestial objects than just "planet", since many objects similar in geophysical terms do not conform to conventional astrodynamic expectations for a planet. Planetary-mass objects can be quite diverse in origin and location, and include planets, dwarf planets, planetary-mass moons and free-floating planets, which may have been ejected from a system (rogue planets) or formed through cloud-collapse rather than accretion (sub-brown dwarfs).

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