2MASS J13422362 + 1751558

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J13422362 + 1751558
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Bear keeper
Right ascension 13 h 42 m 23.62 s
declination + 17 ° 51 ′ 55.8 ″
Typing
Spectral class L2.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J1342236 + 175156

2MASS J13422362 + 1751558 is a brown dwarf in the Bear Keeper constellation . It was published in 1999 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L2.5. Its position shifts by 0.070 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)