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    2MASS 0939−2448

    Topic: Astronomy

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    2MASS 0939−2448
    Observation data
    Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
    Constellation Antlia
    Right ascension  09h 39m 35.48s
    Declination −24° 48′ 27.9″
    Characteristics
    Spectral type T8[1]
    Apparent magnitude (J) 15.61 ± 0.09[1]
    Apparent magnitude (H) 15.96 ± 0.09[1]
    Apparent magnitude (K) 16.83 ± 0.09[1]
    Astrometry
    Proper motion (μ) RA: +573.4 ± 2.3[2] mas/yr
    Dec.: −1044.7 ± 2.5[2] mas/yr
    Parallax (π)187.3 ± 4.6[2] mas
    Distance17.4 ± 0.4 ly
    (5.3 ± 0.1 pc)
    Details
    2MASS 0939-2448 A
    Mass20–50[1] MJup
    Radius0.08 – 0.09[1] R☉
    Temperature600–700[1] K
    Metallicity−0.3–0.0[1]
    Age2–10[1] Gyr
    2MASS 0939-2448 B
    Mass20–40[1] MJup
    Radius0.09[1] R☉
    Temperature600–700[1] K
    Metallicity−0.3–0.0[1]
    Age2–10[1] Gyr
    Other designations
    2MASS J09393548−2448279[3]
    Database references
    SIMBADdata

    2MASS 0939−2448 (full designation is 2MASS J09393548−2448279)[3] is a probable system of two nearby T-type brown dwarfs, located in constellation Antlia at 17.4 light-years from Earth.[2]

    Discovery

    2MASS 0939−2448 was identified as a brown dwarf through analysis of data from the 2MASS survey by Tinney et al. The discovery was published in 2005.[3]

    Properties

    Model calculations suggest that 2MASS 0939−2448 is a system of two brown dwarfs with effective temperatures of about 500 and 700 K and masses of about 25 and 40 Jupiter masses; it is also possible that it is a pair of identical objects with temperatures of 600 K and 30 Jupiter masses.[1]

    Dimmest known brown dwarf

    From publication of the discovery in 2005 till at least 2008, 2MASS 0939−2448, or its dimmer component, was the dimmest brown dwarf known.[4] Later dimmer objects, including (sub)brown dwarfs and rogue planets of new spectral class Y, were discovered, using data from WISE and from other surveys. In 2011–2014, the dimmest known of these objects was WISE 1828+2650, and from 2014 the dimmest one is WISE 0855−0714.

    References

    1. ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 Leggett, S. K.; Cushing, Michael C.; Saumon, D.; Marley, M. S.; Roellig, T. L.; Warren, S. J.; Burningham, Ben; Jones, H. R. A. et al. (2009). "The Physical Properties of Four ~600 K T Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal 695 (2): 1517–1526. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/695/2/1517. Bibcode: 2009ApJ...695.1517L. 
    2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Burgasser, Adam J.; Tinney, C. G.; Cushing, Michael C.; Saumon, Didier; Marley, Mark S.; Bennett, Clara S.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy (2008). "2MASS J09393548-2448279: The Coldest and Least Luminous Brown Dwarf Binary Known?". The Astrophysical Journal 689 (1): L53–L56. doi:10.1086/595747. Bibcode: 2008ApJ...689L..53B. https://authors.library.caltech.edu/13440/1/BURapjl08.pdf. 
    3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Tinney, C. G.; Burgasser, Adam J.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; McElwain, Michael W. (2005). "The 2MASS Wide-Field T Dwarf Search. IV. Hunting Out T Dwarfs with Methane Imaging". The Astronomical Journal 130 (5): 2326–2346. doi:10.1086/491734. Bibcode: 2005AJ....130.2326T. 
    4. ↑ "Astronomers Find the Two Dimmest Stellar Bulbs" (Press release). NASA/JPL. 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2008-12-20.

    Coordinates: Sky map 09h 39m 35.48s, −24° 48′ 27.9″




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