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The name "Brown Dwarf" was first coined by Jill Tarter in 1975 for a classification of sub-stellar objects in space which are unable to sustain [[hydrogen]] fusion.

The name "Brown Dwarf" was first coined by Jill Tarter in 1975 for a classification of sub-stellar objects in space which are unable to sustain [[hydrogen]] fusion.

The first located Brown Dwarf was discovered in 1988 as a companion to the star GD 165, which was too cool to be classified as an M class star.  For almost a decade, GD 165B, today known as a L class brown dwarf was the only known object that could be classified as such.  1995 using a combination of mass determination, spectroscopic studies, and direct imaging another confirmed brown dwarf was discovered as a companion to [[Gliese 229]].  The discovery would later help establish a new class of brown dwarfs known as "T dwarfs".  Today hundreds of brown dwarfs are known<ref name="bdref">http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/B/browndwarf.html</ref>.

The first located Brown Dwarf was discovered in 1988 as a companion to the star GD 165, which was too cool to be classified as an M class star.  For almost a decade, GD 165B, today known as a L class brown dwarf was the only known object that could be classified as such.  In 1995 this changed, using a combination of mass determination, spectroscopic studies, and direct imaging another confirmed brown dwarf was discovered as a companion to [[Gliese 229]].  The discovery would later help establish a new class of brown dwarfs known as "T dwarfs".  Today hundreds of brown dwarfs are known<ref name="bdref">http://www.daviddarling.info/encyclopedia/B/browndwarf.html</ref>.

==Classification==

==Classification==