2MASS J15200224−4422419

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2MASS J15200224−4422419
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation wolf
Right ascension 15 h 20 m 02.2 s
declination 1557758.1−44 ° 22 ′ 41.9 ″
Brightness  (J-band) common: (13.23 ± 0.03) mag
Spectral class A: L1.5
B: L4.5
Astrometry
Radial velocity (−70 ± 18) km / s
distance approx. (19 ± 2) pc
Proper movement :
Relative self-movement (0.73 ± 0.03) arcsec / a
Position angle (239.9 ± 1.0) °
Double system
separation 1 ", 174 ± 0", 016
(approx. (22 ± 2) AU)
Catalog entries
DENIS-P J152002.2−442242

2MASS J15200224−4422419 is a double system about 19 parsecs away consisting of two L-dwarfs in the constellation Wolf . The two objects, 2MASS J15200224−4422419 A and 2MASS J15200224−4422419 B , are separated by almost 2 arc seconds, which corresponds to a distance of about 22 AU. The spectral classes of the two components are estimated to be L1.5 and L4.5.

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  • Burgasser et al .: Discovery of a High Proper Motion L Dwarf Binary: 2MASS J15200224−4422419AB ; in: The Astrophysical Journal, Vol. 658, No. 1, pp. 557ff. (2007), bibcode : 2007ApJ ... 658..557B