super-Neptune

English

Etymology

From super- + Neptune.

Noun

super-Neptune (plural super-Neptunes)

  1. (astronomy) An exoplanet with more mass than Neptune (around 17 ME) but with less mass than Saturn (around 95 ME).
    Synonym: sub-Saturn

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