2MASS J16154255 + 4953211

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J16154255 + 4953211
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16 h 15 m 42.55 s
declination + 49 ° 53 ′ 21.1 ″
Typing
Spectral class L4
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
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2MASSI J16154255 + 4953211

2MASS J16154255 + 4953211 is an object of the spectral class L4 in the constellation Hercules . It was published in 2007 by Kelle L. Cruz et al. discovered. Its position shifts by 0.115 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Cruz, Kelle L .; et al .: Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IX. The Luminosity Function of M7-L8 Ultracool Dwarfs in the Field. In: The Astronomical Journal, 2007, Volume 133, Number 2, pp. 439-467. bibcode : 2007AJ .... 133..439C (English)