2MASS J10101480-0406499
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Brown dwarf 2MASS J10101480-0406499 |
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| Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | sextant | ||
| Right ascension | 10 h 10 m 14.81 s | ||
| declination | -04 ° 06 ′ 49.9 ″ | ||
| Apparent brightness | J-band: 15.5 mag | ||
| distance | ~ 20 pc | ||
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| Spectral class | L7 | ||
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2MASS J10101480-0406499 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Sextans, about 20 parsecs from Earth . It belongs to the spectral class L7. Its position shifts by 0.32 arcseconds annually due to its own motion . It was published in 2003 by Kelle L. Cruz et al. discovered.
Web links
- Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
- Cruz, Kelle L .; et al .: Meeting the Cool Neighbors. V. A 2MASS-Selected Sample of Ultracool Dwarfs . In: The Astronomical Journal, 2003, Volume 126, Number 5, pp. 2421-2448. bibcode : 2003AJ .... 126.2421C (English)