SDSS J164916.89 + 464340.0

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SDSS J164916.89 + 464340.0
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16 h 49 m 16.9 s
declination 2464340+ 46 ° 43 ′ 40 ″
Brightness  (J-band) (17.09 ± 0.03) mag
Spectral class L5

SDSS J164916.89 + 464340.0 is an L-dwarf in the constellation Hercules . SDSS J164916.89 + 464340.0 was determined by analyzing data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) in a study published in 2006 by Chiu et al. identified as L-dwarf, whereby the object was assigned to spectral class L5 in a rough estimate .

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)