2MASS J15525906 + 2948485

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J15525906 + 2948485
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Northern crown
Right ascension 15 h 52 m 59.06 s
declination + 29 ° 48 ′ 48.5 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 13 (J) likes
Typing
Spectral class L1
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J1552591 + 294849

2MASS J15525906 + 2948485 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Northern Crown . It was published in 2003 by John C. Wilson et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L1. Its position shifts by 0.16537 arcseconds annually due to its own motion .

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Wilson, JC; et al .: New M and L Dwarfs Confirmed with CorMASS . In: Brown Dwarfs, Proceedings of IAU Symposium # 211, held 20-24 May 2002 at University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii. Edited by Eduardo Martín. San Francisco: Astronomical Society of the Pacific, 2003, p. 197. bibcode : 2003IAUS..211..197W (English)