2MASS J13592403 + 4728431

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brown dwarf
2MASS J13592403 + 4728431
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hunting dogs
Right ascension 13 h 59 m 24.03 s
declination + 47 ° 28 ′ 43.1 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: 17.2 mag
Typing
Spectral class L8.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J135923.99 + 472843.2

2MASS J13592403 + 4728431 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Hounds . It was founded in 2004 by Gillian R. Knapp et al. discovered and belongs to the spectral class L8.5.

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Knapp, GR; et al .: Near-Infrared Photometry and Spectroscopy of L and T Dwarfs: The Effects of Temperature, Clouds, and Gravity . In: The Astronomical Journal, 2004, Volume 127, Number 6, pp. 3553-3578. bibcode : 2004AJ .... 127.3553K (English)