2MASS J13340623 + 1940351

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J13340623 + 1940351
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Berenike's hair
Right ascension 13 h 34 m 6.23 s
declination + 19 ° 40 ′ 35.1 ″
Typing
Spectral class L1.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J1334062 + 194034

2MASS J13340623 + 1940351 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Haar der Berenike . It was published in 1999 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L1.5. Its position shifts by 0.11394 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; et al .: Dwarfs Cooler than “M”: The Definition of Spectral Type “L” Using Discoveries from the 2 Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) . In: The Astrophysical Journal, 1999, 519, Volume 2, pp. 802-833. bibcode : 1999ApJ ... 519..802K (English)