Class B gas giant

For other uses, see class B.

Class B Gas Giant
Classification:	non-radiant gas giant
Surface:	tenuous, may not be present

In planetary classification, a class B gas giant is a type of planet. As the name describes, the planet is generally composed of a tenuous gas concentration, with or without a more solid subsurface or core. In particular among gas giant planets, the class B worlds of this type are not radiant of heat and energy, differing in this respect from the class A gas giant. Neptune is an example of a class B non-radiant gas body. (ST references: Star Trek Maps, The Worlds of the Federation)

This classification should not be confused with the class B geomorteus planet described in ST reference: Star Charts.

Planets of this type

• Neptune

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Planetary classification
numeric:	class 9 ("Q'tahL"-class)	alphabetical:	class A class A geothermal class A gas giant
class B class B geomorteus class B gas giant	class C class C geoinactive class C reducing	class D	class E
class F class F geometallic class F geocrystalline	class G class G geocrystalline class G desert	class H class H desert class H geothermal	class I class I gas supergiant ("Q'tahL"-class) class I metallic/silicate
class J class J gas giant class J moon	class K class K silicate/adaptable class K transjovian	class L	class M ("Minshara"-class) class MZ
class N class N reducing class N pelagic	class O	class P	class Q
class R	class S	class T	class Y ("Demon"-class)

References

• ST reference: Star Trek Maps