2MASS J15024082 + 6138158

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brown dwarf
2MASS J15024082 + 6138158
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Dragon
Right ascension 15 h 02 m 40.82 s
declination + 61 ° 38 ′ 15.8 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 23 (r) likes
distance ~ 300  ly
(~ 100  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L1
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J150240.80 + 613815.5

2MASS J15024082 + 6138158 is a brown dwarf in the constellation of Dragon , about 300 light years from Earth . The object belongs to the spectral class L1 and was discovered in 2002 by Suzanne L. Hawley et al. discovered.

Web links