2MASS J14394092 + 1826369

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J14394092 + 1826369
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Bear keeper
Right ascension 14 h 39 m 40.92 s
declination + 18 ° 26 ′ 36.9 ″
Typing
Spectral class L1
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J1439409 + 182637

2MASS J14394092 + 1826369 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 L1. Its position shifts by 0.0135 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)