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2M1207
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Star 2M1207

Brown dwarf 2M1207 is located 211 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star, that has 2 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
Sun distance
211 light years

2M1207

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 12h 7m 33.384s
Declination iconDeclination: -39° 32' 54.395'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 15.462
Distance iconSun distance: 210.935 ly | 64.7 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 1.9 % M Sun | 20 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 36 % R Sun | 3.6 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 2640 K | 0.46 T Sun

Photometry

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K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

System structure

2M1207
2M1207 b 42 AU 1748.5 M -
More about 2M1207
Brown dwarf 2M1207 is approximately 40 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 2640 K (2367 °C), which is about 46 % of Sun's temperature.
       2M1207 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope. 
Other designations of this star
MASS J12073346-3932539, 2MASS1207-3932, 2MASSW J1207334-393254, 2M 1207-39, TWA 27
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Class of stars Brown dwarf
Brown dwarfs are not really stars, because there is no thermonuclear fusion in their core. These objects are smaller and cooler than stars, but too massive to be considered planets.
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