2MASS J16000548 + 1708328

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J16000548 + 1708328
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Snake
Right ascension 16 h 00 m 5.48 s
declination + 17 ° 08 ′ 32.8 ″
Apparent brightness J-Band: ~ 16 likes
distance 80-170  Lj
(25-53  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L1.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSI J1600054 + 170832

2MASS J16000548 + 1708328 is a brown dwarf located between 80 and 170 light years from Earth in the constellation Snake . It was published in 2000 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick et al. discovered.

It belongs to the spectral class L1.5. Its position shifts by 0.01771 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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