2MASS J16401059 + 0037213

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J16401059 + 0037213
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Snake bearer
Right ascension 16 h 40 m 10.59 s
declination + 00 ° 37 ′ 21.8 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 17 (J) likes
Typing
Spectral class L0
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSSp J164010.59 + 003721.8

2MASS J16401059 + 0037213 is a brown dwarf in the constellation of the Serpent Bearer . It was published in 2002 by Donald P. Schneider et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L0.

Web links

  • Entry at DwarfArchives.org (English)
  • Schneider, Donald P .; et al .: L Dwarfs Found in Sloan Digital Sky Survey Commissioning Data. II. Hobby-Eberly Telescope Observations . In: The Astronomical Journal, Volume 123, Number 1, pp. 458-465. bibcode : 2002AJ .... 123..458S (English)