USco J160737.99−224247.0

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USco J160737.99−224247.0
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Scorpius
Right ascension 16 h 07 m 38.0 s
declination 1775753−22 ° 42 ′ 47 ″
Apparent brightness  (J-band) approx 17 mag
Spectral class L0
Catalog names
2MASS J16073799−2242468

USco J160737.99−224247.0 is a brown dwarf of the spectral class L0 in the constellation Scorpio . It was published in 2008 by Lodieu et al. identified.

swell

  • Lodieu et al .: Near-infrared cross-dispersed spectroscopy of brown dwarf candidates in the UpperSco association ; Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 383 (4), pp. 1385-1396 (2008), bibcode : 2008MNRAS.383.1385L