2MASS J07171626 + 5705430

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J07171626 + 5705430
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation lynx
Right ascension 07 h 17 m 16.26 s
declination + 57 ° 05 ′ 43 ″
Typing
Spectral class L6.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J0717163 + 570543

2MASS J07171626 + 5705430 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Lynx . It was published in 2003 by John C. Wilson et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L6.5.

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Wilson, JC; et al .: New M and L Dwarfs Confirmed with CorMASS . In: Brown Dwarfs, Proceedings of IAU Symposium # 211, held 20-24 May 2002 at University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. Edited by Eduardo Martín. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2003, p. 197. bibcode : 2003IAUS..211..197W (English)
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