2MASS J01075242 + 0041563

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J01075242 + 0041563
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation whale
Right ascension 01 h 07 m 52.42 s
declination + 00 ° 41 ′ 56.3 ″
parallax (64.1 ± 4.5) mas
distance 51 ± 4  years
(15.6 ± 1.1  pc )
Proper movement
Rec. Share: 623 mas / a
Dec. portion: 91 mas / a
Typing
Spectral class L5.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSSp J010752.33 + 004156.1 • 2MUCD 20052

2MASS J01075242 + 0041563 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Whale, about 50 light years away from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Thomas R. Geballe et al. discovered.

2MASS J01075242 + 0041563 belongs to the spectral class L5.5. Its position shifts by 0.63 arcseconds annually due to its own motion .

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