GL Leonis

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Brown dwarf
GL Leonis
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation lion
Right ascension 11 h 45 m 57.14 s
declination + 23 ° 17 ′ 29.7 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: approx. 15.4 mag
parallax (24.03 ± 1.30) mas
distance (136 ± 7)  ly
(42 ± 2  pc )
Proper movement
Rec. Share: (137.08 ± 1.64) mas / a
Dec. portion: (−70.73 ± 1.93) mas / a
Typing
Spectral class L1.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASS J11455714 + 2317297

GL Leonis , GL Leo for short , also called 2MASS J11455714 + 2317297 , is a brown dwarf in the constellation Leo . It belongs to the spectral class L1.5 and its position shifts by 0.16435 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; et al .: Dwarfs Cooler than “M”: The Definition of Spectral Type “L” Using Discoveries from the 2 Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) . In: The Astrophysical Journal, 1999, 519, Volume 2, pp. 802-833. bibcode : 1999ApJ ... 519..802K (English)

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e 2MASSW J1145572 + 231730. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed November 16, 2018 .