2MASS J15472723 + 0336361

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J15472723 + 0336361
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Snake
Right ascension 15 h 47 m 27.23 s
declination + 03 ° 36 ′ 36.1 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 23 (r) likes
distance ~ 300  ly
(~ 100  pc )
Proper movement
Rec. Share: 0.08157 mas / a
Typing
Spectral class L2
Physical Properties
Effective temperature 1300-2000 K
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J154727.23 + 033636.3

2MASS J15472723 + 0336361 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Snake, about 300 light-years from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Suzanne L. Hawley et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L2; its surface temperature is 1300 to 2000 Kelvin . As with other brown dwarfs of the spectral class L, metal hydrides and alkali metals also dominate in its spectrum . Its position shifts by 0.08157 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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