2MASS J11480423 + 0254057

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J11480423 + 0254057
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Virgin
Right ascension 11 h 48 m 4.23 s
declination + 02 ° 54 ′ 5.7 ″
Apparent brightness J-Band: 16.1 mag
distance ~ 300  ly
(~ 100  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L0
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J114804.26 + 025405.7

2MASS J11480423 + 0254057 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Virgo, about 300 light-years from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Suzanne L. Hawley et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L0. Its position shifts by 0.04863 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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