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Is there a theoretical size limit for a planet?
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[QUOTE="Vanadium 50, post: 6805778, member: 110252"] Technically, according to the IAU during the de-Plutofication episode, the upper bound for a planet is the mass of Jupiter. A planet orbits the sun, and not any other star. I don't like this definition, but the IAU hath spoken. We will quickly get into definitions and semantics if we all get to pick what we call a "planet". Especially here, since many non-stars would be "rogue planers" which are neither planets nor exoplanets. [/QUOTE]
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