Luhman 16 B size and scale context

Luhman 16 B is the cooler T-type member of the nearest known brown-dwarf binary system. It is massive enough to glow from its own heat but too light to sustain ordinary hydrogen fusion, with patchy clouds that make its brightness change as it rotates. Read its scale context, comparisons, and journey links on the canonical object page.

NeptuneIce giant planet·49,528 km
JupiterGas giant planet·140,000 km
Luhman 16 BT-type brown dwarf star·~152,000 km
SunG-type main-sequence star·1.39 million km

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