2MASS J11555389 + 0559577

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J11555389 + 0559577
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Virgin
Right ascension 11 h 55 m 53.89 s
declination + 05 ° 59 ′ 57.7 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: approx. 15.7 mag
Typing
Spectral class L7.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J115553.86 + 055957.5

2MASS J11555389 + 0559577 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Virgo . It was founded in 2004 by Gillian R. Knapp et al. discovered and belongs to the spectral class L7.5.

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)