SDSS J151506.11 + 443648.3

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SDSS J151506.11 + 443648.3
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Boats
Right ascension 15 h 15 m 06.1 s
declination 2443648+ 44 ° 36 ′ 48 ″
Brightness  (J-band) (16.54 ± 0.03) mag
Spectral class L7.5 ± 1.5
Catalog names
2MASS J15150607 + 4436483

SDSS J151506.11 + 443648.3 is an L-dwarf in the constellation Bootes . Based on observations in the near infrared, the object was assigned to spectral class L7.5 in a rough estimate . SDSS J151506.11 + 443648.3 was determined by analyzing data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) in a study published in 2006 by Chiu et al. identified as an L dwarf.

literature

  • 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)