2MASS J11083081 + 6830169

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2MASS J11083081 + 6830169
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Great Bear (Ursa major)
Right ascension 11083111 h 08 m 31 s
declination 2683017+ 68 ° 30 ′ 17 ″
Brightness  (J-band) (13.1 ± 0.02) mag
Spectral class approx L0.5
Proper movement
μ dead 0.32 ± 0.04 mas / a
PA 230 ° ± 6 °
Catalog names
MM Ursae Majoris, LSPM J1108 + 6830, 2MUCD 10960, USNO-B1.0 1585-00117168

2MASS J11083081 + 6830169 , also 2MASSW J1108307 + 683017 or 2MASSI J1108307 + 683017 , is a variable L-dwarf in the constellation Great Bear (Ursa major).

The property was acquired in June 1999 by Gizis et al. after analyzing 2MASS and POSS-II data spectroscopically examined and identified as an ultra-cool dwarf. They observed a strong emission. Photometric investigations in the I-band by Gelino et al. (2002) showed a non-periodic variability. As an interpretation of this observation, Gelino et al. suggest that the brightness fluctuations could be due to the changes in clouds in the atmosphere and not to a changing activity of the object.

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