SCR 1845−6357 is a
binary system, away in the
constellation
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Pavo. The primary is a faint
red dwarf
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. It has a
brown dwarf companion. The primary red dwarf was discovered in 2004 by Hambly et al.,
while the secondary brown dwarf was later discovered in 2006.
System
The primary, SCR 1845−6357A, is a faint (
apparent magnitude 17.4)
[ ultra-cool red dwarf with a mass of about 7% of the Sun's. However, the measurements are still preliminary and are subject to change.][ The brown dwarf has a near-IR J-band magnitude of 13.26.]
See also
* OTS 44
* Cha 110913−773444
* List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs
References
External links
New Objects within 20 light-years
at SolStation.
SCR 1845−6357
{{Stars of Pavo
Local Bubble
Pavo (constellation)
M-type main-sequence stars
T-type brown dwarfs
Binary stars
J18450541-6357475