2MASS J17171408 + 6526221

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J17171408 + 6526221
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Dragon
Right ascension 17 h 17 m 14.08 s
declination + 65 ° 26 ′ 22.1 ″
Apparent brightness ~ 22.5 (r) mag
distance ~ 300  ly
(~ 100  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L4
Physical Properties
Other names
and catalog entries
Further designations:

SDSS J171714.10 + 652622.2
2MASSI J1717140 + 652622

2MASS J17171408 + 6526221 is an L-dwarf in the constellation Dragon, about 300 light-years away from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Suzanne L. Hawley et al. discovered.

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