2MASS J11261528 + 0120481

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J11261528 + 0120481
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation lion
Right ascension 11 h 26 m 15.28 s
declination + 01 ° 20 ′ 48.1 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: 16.9 mag
Typing
Spectral class L6
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J112615.25 + 012048.2

2MASS J11261528 + 0120481 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Leo . It was founded in 2004 by Gillian R. Knapp et al. discovered and belongs to the spectral class L6.

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Knapp, GR; et al .: Near-Infrared Photometry and Spectroscopy of L and T Dwarfs: The Effects of Temperature, Clouds, and Gravity . In: The Astronomical Journal, 2004, Volume 127, Number 6, pp. 3553-3578. bibcode : 2004AJ .... 127.3553K (English)