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WISEPC J112254.73+255021.5

Coordinates: Sky map 11h 22m 54.71s, +25° 50′ 21.85″
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WISEPC J112254.73+255021.5
Observation data
Epoch MJD 55534.13[1]      Equinox J2000[1]
Constellation Template:Constel
Right ascension 11h 22m 54.71s[1]
Declination 25° 50′ 21.85″[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type T6[1]
Apparent magnitude (J (2MASS filter system)) 16.67 ± 0.09[1]
Apparent magnitude (H (2MASS filter system)) 16.64 ± 0.11[1]
Apparent magnitude (KS (2MASS filter system)) 16.55 ± 0.12[1]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: -954 ± 16[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -276 ± 18[1] mas/yr
Distance~ 55.1[1] ly
(~ 16.9[1] pc)
Other designations
WISEPC J112254.73+255021.5[1], WISE J1122+2550[1]

WISE 1122+2550 (full designation is WISEPC J112254.73+255021.5) is a brown dwarf of spectral class T6[1], located in constellation Template:Constel. It is one of 106 brown dwarfs (counting components of two binary systems of brown dwarfs[2]), discovered in 2011 by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer. Its photometric distance estimate is 16.9 pc (55.1 ly)[1].

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Kirkpatrick, J. Davy (2011). "The First Hundred Brown Dwarfs Discovered by the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE)". arXiv:1108.4677 [astro-ph.SR]. {{cite arXiv}}: Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help); Unknown parameter |coauthors= ignored (|author= suggested) (help); Unknown parameter |version= ignored (help)
  2. ^ Gelino (2011). "WISE Brown Dwarf Binaries: The Discovery of a T5+T5 and a T8.5+T9 System". v1. arXiv:1106.3142 [astro-ph.SR]. {{cite arXiv}}: Text "Christopher R." ignored (help); Unknown parameter |accessdate= ignored (help)