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2MASS J21392676+0220226
Brown dwarf star in the constellation Aquarius / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
2MASS J21392676+0220226 (or CFBDS J213926+02202) is a brown dwarf located 34 light-years (10 parsecs) from Earth in the constellation Aquarius.[5] Its surface is thought to be host to a massive storm,[6] resulting in large variability of its color.[7] It is a member of the Carina-Near moving group.[2] This brown dwarf was discovered in the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS).
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Aquarius |
Right ascension | 21h 39m 26.769s[1] |
Declination | +02° 20′ 22.70″[1] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | T1.5[2] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 14.710[3] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 14.16[1] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 13.58[1] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −25.1±0.3[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: 489.7±0.7 mas/yr[2] Dec.: 125.0±0.8 mas/yr[2] |
Parallax (π) | 96.5 ± 1.1 mas[2] |
Distance | 33.8 ± 0.4 ly (10.4 ± 0.1 pc) |
Details | |
Mass | 14.6+3.2 −1.6[2] MJup |
Radius | 1.17+0.02 −0.04[2] RJup |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.42+0.12 −0.06[2] cgs |
Temperature | 1111+37 −42[2] K |
Rotation | 7.614±0.178 h[4] |
Age | 200±50[2] Myr |
Other designations | |
CFBDS J213926+022023, 2MUCD 20912, WISEP J213927.09+022023.7 | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
The clouds on this brown dwarf are modelled as patchy, high-altitude forsterite cloud above a deeper, optically thick iron cloud. The silicate clouds cover 75-91% of the surface of this brown dwarf.[8] An alternative model from around 2016 can explain the variability and atmosphere of this brown dwarf without clouds.[9]
Once thought to be a binary object based on a 2010 study,[10][11] it has since been shown to in fact be single.[12][13]