2MASS 0036+1821
2MASS J00361617+1821104 (abbreviated to 2MASS 0036+1821) is a brown dwarf, located in 28.6 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered in 2000 by I. Neill Reid et al.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pisces |
| Right ascension | 00h 36m 16.17s |
| Declination | 18° 21′ 10.4″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | L3.5 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 12.466 ± 0.027 |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 11.588 ± 0.029 |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 11.058 ± 0.021 |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 883 mas/yr Dec.: 108 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 114.2 ± 0.8 mas |
| Distance | 28.6 ± 0.2 ly (8.76 ± 0.06 pc) |
| Details | |
| Temperature | 1300–2000 K |
| Other designations | |
2MASS 0036+1821; 2MASSW J0036159+182110 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
2MASS 0036+1821 is of spectral type L3.5, the surface temperature is 1300-2000 Kelvin. As with other brown dwarfs of spectral type L, its spectrum is dominated of metal hydrides and alkali metals. Its position shifts due to its proper motion by 0.9071 arcseconds per year.
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