SDSS J020742.48 + 000056.2

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Brown dwarf
2MASS J02074284 + 0000564
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation whale
Right ascension 02 h 07 m 42.84 s
declination + 00 ° 00 ′ 56.4 ″
parallax (34.9 ± 9.9) mas
distance approx. 100  ly
(approx. 30  pc )
Typing
Spectral class T4.5
Physical Properties
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SDSS J020742.48 + 000056.2

2MASS J02074284 + 0000564 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Whale, about 100 light-years away from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Thomas R. Geballe et al. discovered and belongs to the spectral class T4.5. Its position shifts by 0.16 arc seconds annually due to its own motion .

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