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SCR 1845−6357 is a binary system, 13.1 light-years (4.0 parsecs) away in the constellation Pavo. The primary is a faint red dwarf. It has a brown dwarf companion. The primary red dwarf was discovered in 2004 by Hambly et al.,[9] while the secondary brown dwarf was later discovered in 2006.[10]
 Three-colour image of SCR1845−6357AB generated from the SDI filter images (blue=1.575 μm, green=1.600 μm, red=1.625 μm). Because the T-dwarf fades away towards the longer wavelengths, it appears quite blue in this image. It is roughly 50 times fainter than the star and is separated from it by an angle of 1.17″ on the sky (4.5 times the Earth-Sun distance). | |
| Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Pavo |
| Right ascension | 18h 45m 05.25325s[1] |
| Declination | −63° 57′ 47.4501″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 17.4[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| SCR 1845−6357A | |
| Spectral type | M8.5[3] |
| SCR 1845−6357B | |
| Spectral type | T6[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 13.26[4] |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 2583.190 mas/yr[1] Dec.: 588.504 mas/yr[1] |
| Parallax (π) | 249.6651 ± 0.1330 mas[1] |
| Distance | 13.064 ± 0.007 ly (4.005 ± 0.002 pc) |
| Details | |
| SCR 1845−6357A | |
| Mass | 0.0753[5] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.0941[5] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 2.649×10−4[5] L☉ |
| Temperature | 2400[5] K |
| SCR 1845−6357B | |
| Mass | 0.04 to 0.05[3] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.7±0.1[6] RJup |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 5.1[3] cgs |
| Temperature | 950[3] K |
| Age | 1.8×109 to 3.1×109[3] years |
| Position (relative to A) | |
| Epoch of observation | J2006.3 |
| Angular distance | 1.064 ± 0.004″ [3] |
| Position angle | 177.2 ± 0.06° [3] |
| Projected separation | 4.10 ± 0.04 AU [7] |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | A |
| B | |
  SCR 1845−6357 Location of SCR 1845−6357 in the constellation Pavo | |
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The primary, SCR 1845−6357A, is a faint (apparent magnitude 17.4)[2] 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.[11]
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This star has been found to possess a brown dwarf companion, designated SCR 1845-6357B. The companion, classified as a T-dwarf, has an observed projected distance of 4.1 AU, an estimated mass between 40 and 50 times the mass of Jupiter, and an estimated effective temperature of 950 K.[3][7] The brown dwarf has a near-IR J-band magnitude of 13.26.[4]
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