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WISE 1541−2250
WISE 1541−2250 (full designation WISEPA J154151.66−225025.2) is a sub-brown dwarf, sub-brown or brown dwarf of spectral class Y0.5, located in the constellation Libra (constellation), Libra at approximately 18.6 light-years from Earth. This object received popular attention when its discovery was announced in 2011 at a distance estimated to be only about 9 light-years, which would have made it the closest brown dwarf known. (For really close brown dwarfs see, for example, Luhman 16, WISE 1506+7027, Epsilon Indi, Epsilon Indi Ba, Bb, or UGPS 0722-05). It is not the farthest known Y-type brown dwarf to Earth. History of observations Discovery WISE 1541−2250 was discovered in 2011 from data collected by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) in the infrared at a wavelength of 40 cm (16 in), whose mission lasted from December 2009 to February 2011. WISE 1541−2250 has two discovery papers: Kirkpatrick et al. (2011) and Cushing et al. (2011) with mos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
WISE 1541-2250 UnWISE
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