2MASS J15160303 + 0259292

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J15160303 + 0259292
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Snake
Right ascension 15 h 16 m 3.03 s
declination + 02 ° 59 ′ 29.2 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 17 (J) likes
Typing
Spectral class T0
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J151603.03 + 025928.9

2MASS J15160303 + 0259292 , also SDSS J151603.03 + 025928.9 , is a brown dwarf of the spectral class T0 in the constellation Snake . It was founded in 2004 by Gillian R. Knapp et al. discovered.

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)