2MASS J09490860-1545485

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J09490860-1545485
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Water snake
Right ascension 09 h 49 m 8.6 s
declination -15 ° 45 ′ 48.5 ″
Typing
Spectral class T2
Physical Properties
Effective temperature 800-1300 K
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2MASSI J09490860-1545485

2MASS J09490860-1545485 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Water Snake . It was developed in 2005 by Christopher G. Tinney et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class T2; its surface temperature is 800 to 1300 Kelvin . As with other brown dwarfs of the spectral class T, methane also dominates in its spectrum . Its position shifts by 0.1 arc seconds annually due to its own movement .

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