2MASS J16303054 + 4344032

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J16303054 + 4344032
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16 h 30 m 30.54 s
declination + 43 ° 44 ′ 3.2 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: approx. 17 mag
Typing
Spectral class L7
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J163030.53 + 434404.0

2MASS J16303054 + 4344032 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Hercules . It was founded in 2004 by Gillian R. Knapp et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L7.

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Knapp, GR; et al .: Near-Infrared Photometry and Spectroscopy of L and T Dwarfs: The Effects of Temperature, Clouds, and Gravity . In: The Astronomical Journal, 2004, Volume 127, Number 6, pp. 3553-3578. bibcode : 2004AJ .... 127.3553K (English)