2MASS J11574809-4844428

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J11574809-4844428
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation centaur
Right ascension 11 h 57 m 48.09 s
declination -48 ° 44 ′ 42.8 ″
Apparent brightness 17.25 likes
distance ~ 100  ly
(~ 30  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L1
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

DENIS-P J1157480-484442

2MASS J11574809-4844428 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Centaur, about 97.86 light years from Earth . It was published in 2008 by Ngoc Phan-Bao et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L1. Its position shifts by 0.052 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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