2MASS J17073334 + 4301304

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J17073334 + 4301304
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 17 h 07 m 33.34 s
declination + 43 ° 01 ′ 30.4 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: approx. 14 mag
distance ~ 70  ly
(~ 20  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L0.5
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

2MASSI J1707333 + 430130
2MASSW J1707333 + 430130

2MASS J17073334 + 4301304 is an L-dwarf (approx. L0.5) in the constellation Hercules, about 70 light-years away from Earth . It was published in 2003 by Kelle L. Cruz et al. discovered. Its position shifts every year by 0.201 arc seconds due to its own motion .

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