2MASS J11550087 + 2307058

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J11550087 + 2307058
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation lion
Right ascension 11 h 55 m 0.87 s
declination + 23 ° 07 ′ 5.8 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: 15.8 mag
Typing
Spectral class L4
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J1155009 + 230706

2MASS J11550087 + 2307058 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 L4. Its position shifts by 0.04568 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)