2MASS J13153094-2649513

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J13153094-2649513
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Water snake
Right ascension 13 h 15 m 30.94 s
declination -26 ° 49 ′ 51.3 ″
Apparent brightness J-band : 15.2 mag
Typing
Spectral class L5.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSI J1315309-264951

2MASS J13153094-2649513 is an L-dwarf in the constellation Water Snake . It was discovered by Patrick B. Hall in 2002.

It belongs to the spectral class L5.5. Its position shifts by 0.73 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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