2MASS J12464678 + 4027150
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Brown dwarf 2MASS J12464678 + 4027150 |
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| Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Hunting dogs | ||
| Right ascension | 12 h 46 m 46.78 s | ||
| declination | + 40 ° 27 ′ 15 ″ | ||
| Apparent brightness | J-Band: 15.1 mag | ||
| distance | 82 to 173 ly (25 to 53 pc ) |
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| Spectral class | L4 | ||
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2MASS J12464678 + 4027150 is a brown dwarf a few dozen parsecs away in the constellation Hounds . It was published in 2000 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. discovered.
It belongs to the spectral class L4. Its position shifts by 0.16505 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .
Web links
- Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
- Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; et al .: 67 Additional L Dwarfs Discovered by the Two Micron All Sky Survey . In: The Astronomical Journal , Volume 120, Number 1, 2000, pp. 447-472. bibcode : 2000AJ .... 120..447K (English)