CFBDSIR 2149-0403
CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 | |
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(weak blue point in the center of the image) Observation data equinox : J2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0 |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 21 h 49 m 47.2 s |
declination | −4 ° 03 ′ 09 ″ |
properties | |
Spectral type | T7 |
temperature | approx. 700 K |
history | |
discovery | Delorme et al., Canada-France Brown Dwarf Survey InfraRed (CFBDSIR) |
CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 , also CFBDSIR2149-0403 or CFBDSIR2149 , is a substellar object 114-143 light years from the Sun. It may be a member of the AB Doradus Movement Cluster . Spectroscopic studies suggest that it could be an object of planetary mass with about four to seven Jupiter masses. It was discovered in the near infrared as part of the Canada-France Brown Dwarf Survey InfraRed (CFBDSIR).
literature
- P. Delorme, et al .: CFBDSIR2149-0403: a 4-7 Jupiter-mass free-floating planet in the young moving group AB Doradus? . In: Astronomy & Astrophysics . 2012. arxiv : 1210.0305 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ The free-floating planet CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 Image description on the website of the European Southern Observatory .
- ↑ The free-floating planet CFBDSIR J214947.2-040308.9 Object description.