Etymology

The Accident

Today it means: A brown dwarf in interstellar space in the Milky Way galaxy; thought to be the oldest brown dwarf yet discovered, and having the fastest brown dwarf galactic orbital velocity yet discovered, at the time of its discovery in 2021. Full definition →

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The story

From being accidentally discovered.

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