2MASS J11463449 + 2230527

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J11463449 + 2230527
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation lion
Right ascension 11 h 46 m 34.49 s
declination + 22 ° 30 ′ 52.7 ″
Apparent brightness J-Band: 14.2 mag
parallax 36.8 mas
Typing
Spectral class L3
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J1146345 + 223053 • 2MASSI J1146344 + 223052

2MASS J11463449 + 2230527 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Leo . It was published in 1999 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L3. Its position shifts by 0.096 arc seconds annually due to its own motion . It also has a parallax of 36.8 mas.

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)