SDSS J143553.25 + 112948.6

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Brown dwarf
SDSS J143553.25 + 112948.6
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Bear keeper
Right ascension 14 h 35 m 53.25 s
declination + 11 ° 29 ′ 48.6 ″
Apparent brightness J-band: (17.14 ± 0.23) mag
Typing
Spectral class approx T2
Physical Properties

SDSS J143553.25 + 112948.6 is an object in the Bear Guardian constellation that has approximately spectral class T2. It was published in 2006 by Chiu et al. identified as a brown dwarf by analyzing data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey . Recent research suggests that it could be a dual system.

Web links

  • Chiu et al .: Seventy-One New L and T Dwarfs from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey ; in: The Astronomical Journal 131 (5), pp. 2722–2736 (2006), bibcode : 2006AJ .... 131.2722C (English)