LSR J1835 + 3259
LSR J1835 + 3259 , 2MASSI J1835379 + 325954 or 2M1835 + 32 is a brown dwarf of the spectral class M8.5 in the constellation Lyra . The brown dwarf is approximately 5.67 parsecs from Earth.
On the brown dwarf was first outside the solar system auroras found. The northern lights are about 10,000 times as powerful as those on Jupiter . The origin of the phenomenon is unclear, however, it is believed that a previously undiscovered planet orbiting 2M1835 + 32 could trigger the lights.
Individual evidence
- ^ I. Neill Reid, KL Cruz, Stephen P. Laurie, James Liebert, Conard C. Dahn, Hugh C. Harris, Harry H. Guetter, Ronald C. Stone, Blaise Canzian, Christian B. Luginbuhl, Stephen E. Levine, Alice KB Monet, David G. Monet: Meeting the Cool Neighbors. IV. 2MASS 1835 + 32, a Newly Discovered M8.5 Dwarf within 6 Parsecs of the Sun. In: The Astronomical Journal. 125, p. 354, doi: 10.1086 / 344946 .
- ↑ Northern lights discovered on distant celestial bodies. LSR J1835 + 3259 didn't offer much besides a cryptic name - until now. On the dwarf, researchers observed polar lights outside of our solar system for the first time. (No longer available online.) In: Zeit Online. Zeit Online GmbH, July 29, 2015, formerly in the original ; Retrieved August 5, 2015 . ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )