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PLANETE NOMADE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-05-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Planets
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free-floating planet
1, record 1, English, free%2Dfloating%20planet
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
- FFP 2, record 1, English, FFP
correct, noun
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- rogue planet 3, record 1, English, rogue%20planet
correct, noun
- isolated planetary mass object 4, record 1, English, isolated%20planetary%20mass%20object
correct, noun
- IPMO 5, record 1, English, IPMO
correct, noun
- IPMO 5, record 1, English, IPMO
- nomad planet 6, record 1, English, nomad%20planet
correct, noun
- orphan planet 7, record 1, English, orphan%20planet
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 8, record 1, English, - free%2Dfloating%20planet
Record 1, Key term(s)
- free floating planet
- isolated planetary-mass object
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Planètes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- planète vagabonde
1, record 1, French, plan%C3%A8te%20vagabonde
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- planète errante 2, record 1, French, plan%C3%A8te%20errante
correct, feminine noun
- planète nomade 3, record 1, French, plan%C3%A8te%20nomade
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - plan%C3%A8te%20vagabonde
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
planète vagabonde : désignation publiée au Journal officiel de la République française le 26 janvier 2025. 4, record 1, French, - plan%C3%A8te%20vagabonde
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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