2MASS J14393343 + 0317591

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J14393343 + 0317591
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Virgin
Right ascension 14 h 39 m 33.43 s
declination + 03 ° 17 ′ 59.1 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 23 (r) likes
distance ~ 300  ly
(~ 100  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L1
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J143933.44 + 031759.2

2MASS J14393343 + 0317591 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Virgo, about 300 light years away from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Suzanne L. Hawley et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L1. Its position shifts by 0.020 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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