2MASS J12531092-5709248

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J12531092-5709248
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation southern Cross
Right ascension 12 h 53 m 10.92 s
declination -57 ° 09 ′ 24.8 ″
Apparent brightness 16.74 mag
distance ~ 100  ly
(~ 30  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L0.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

DENIS-P J1253108-570924

2MASS J12531092-5709248 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Southern Cross, about 100 light-years from Earth . It was published in 2008 by Ngoc Phan-Bao et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L0.5. Its position shifts by 1.634 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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