Odd Planet Confuses Scientists

eldavojohn writes "While there's been a lot of debate about what is a planet, there is a recent discovery that has scientists even more confused. COROT (COnvection ROtation and planetary Transits) spotted an object that appears to be the size of Jupiter yet is 21.6 times more massive ... and orbits its star in a mere four days and six hours. Now, the other piece of the puzzle is that the star it orbits is more massive and only slightly larger than our Sun. But they can't describe this thing orbiting it. So far they think it is more likely to be a 'failed star' but have settled with 'member of a new-found family of very massive planets that encircle stars more massive than the sun' to describe it accurately."

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That's no planet.

[MRe_nl]

"the size of Jupiter yet 21.6 times more massive.. and orbits its star in a mere four days and six hours."

That's New Year roughly twice a week, by Jove.
Party on ; ).

Re:I hate to say it..

[RuBLed]

You're so dense.

Re:why not classify them with letters? ala star tr

[MindlessAutomata]

Because the astrological community is too busy hoodwinking people with talk of Jupiter in the Second House, and horoscopes, and other nonsense.