The Accident

proper noun

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.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. informalastronomyA 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.

Origin

From being accidentally discovered.

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APA

The Accident. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Accident

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“The Accident.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Accident. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “The Accident,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/The%20Accident.

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