2MASS J05160945-0445499
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Brown dwarf 2MASS J05160945-0445499 |
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| Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Orion | ||
| Right ascension | 05 h 16 m 9.45 s | ||
| declination | -04 ° 45 ′ 49.9 ″ | ||
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| Spectral class | T5.5 | ||
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2MASS J05160945-0445499 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Orion . It belongs to the spectral class T5.5; its position shifts by 0.34 arcseconds annually due to its own motion . It was discovered in 2003 by Adam J. Burgasser, Michael W. McElwain & J. Davy Kirkpatrick.
Web links
- Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
- Burgasser, Adam J .; McElwain, Michael W .; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy: The 2MASS Wide-Field T Dwarf Search. II. Discovery of Three T Dwarfs in the Southern Hemisphere . In: The Astronomical Journal, 2003, Volume 126, Number 5, pp. 2487-2494. bibcode : 2003AJ .... 126.2487B (English)
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