2MASS J15552614 + 0017204
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Brown dwarf 2MASS J15552614 + 0017204 |
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| Observation dates equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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| Constellation | Snake | ||
| Right ascension | 15 h 55 m 26.14 s | ||
| declination | + 00 ° 17 ′ 20.4 ″ | ||
| Apparent brightness | ~ 20 (r) likes | ||
| distance | ~ 300 ly (~ 100 pc ) |
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| Spectral class | L0 | ||
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2MASS J15552614 + 0017204 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 L0. Its position shifts by 0.23755 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .
Web links
- Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
- Suzanne L. Hawley et al .: Characterization of M, L, and T Dwarfs in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey . In: The Astronomical Journal, 123, 2002, pp. 3409-3427. bibcode : 2002AJ .... 123.3409H (English)