SDSSp J003259.36 + 141036.6

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Brown dwarf
SDSSp J003259.36 + 141036.6
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation whale
Right ascension 00 h 32 m 59.4 s
declination + 14 ° 10 ′ 37 ″
parallax (30 ± 5) mas
distance approx. 110  ly
(approx. 30  pc )
Typing
Spectral class L8
Physical Properties
Other names
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Further designations:

SDSS J003259.36 + 141036.6
2MASS J00325937 + 1410371

SDSSp J003259.36 + 141036.6 / 2MASS J00325937 + 1410371 is a brown dwarf in the constellation Whale, about 100 light-years from Earth . It was founded in 2002 by Thomas R. Geballe et al. discovered. The object belongs to the spectral class L8. Its position shifts by 0.28 arcseconds annually due to its own motion .

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