2MASS J16452207 + 3004071

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J16452207 + 3004071
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16 h 45 m 22.07 s
declination + 30 ° 04 ′ 7.2 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 15 likes
distance ~ 70  ly
(~ 20  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L3
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSI J16452207 + 3004071
2MUCD 11658

2MASS J16452207 + 3004071 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Hercules, about 70 light years from Earth . It was published in 2007 by Kelle L. Cruz et al. discovered. It belongs to the spectral class L3.

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)