2MASS J15532142 + 2109071

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J15532142 + 2109071
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Snake
Right ascension 15 h 53 m 21.42 s
declination + 21 ° 09 ′ 7.1 ″
Typing
Spectral class L5.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSW J1553214 + 210907

2MASS J15532142 + 2109071 is an L-dwarf in the constellation Snake . It was published in 1999 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. discovered.

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; et al .: Dwarfs Cooler than “M”: The Definition of Spectral Type “L” Using Discoveries from the 2 Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS) . In: The Astrophysical Journal, 1999, 519, Volume 2, pp. 802-833. bibcode : 1999ApJ ... 519..802K (English)