2MASS J16082847-2315103

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J16082847-2315103
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Scorpio
Right ascension 16 h 08 m 28.47 s
declination -23 ° 15 ′ 10.3 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: approx. 15 mag
Proper movement
Rec. Share: −11.6 mas / a
Dec. portion: −12.6 mas / a
Typing
Spectral class L1
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

USco J160828.47-231510.4
[LHJ2007] J160828.47-231510.4

2MASS J16082847-2315103 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Scorpio . It was founded in 2008 by Nicolas Lodieu et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L1. Its position shifts by 0.0171 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Lodieu et al .: Near-infrared cross-dispersed spectroscopy of brown dwarf candidates in the UpperSco association ; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 383 (4), pp. 1385-1396 (2008), bibcode : 2008MNRAS.383.1385L