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Record 1 2025-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Planets
CONT

Planets that don't orbit any star are called rogue planets. They're the free-floating nomads of [the Milky Way] galaxy, drifting in interstellar space.

Key term(s)
  • free floating planet
  • isolated planetary-mass object

French

Domaine(s)
  • Planètes
CONT

Les planètes errantes sont des objets cosmiques insolites dont la masse est comparable à celle des plus grandes planètes de [la Voie lactée], mais qui ne sont pas en orbite autour d'une étoile et se déplacent librement à leur guise.

OBS

planète vagabonde : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 janvier 2025.

Spanish

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