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2MASS J1507-1627
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Star 2MASS J1507-1627

Brown dwarf 2MASS J1507-1627 is located 24 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class L5, that has 7 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
Sun distance
24 light years

2MASS J1507-1627

Spectral class: L5

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 15h 7m 47.515s
Declination iconDeclination: -16° 27' 54.45'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 134.947
Distance iconSun distance: 24.169 ly | 7.4 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 6.5 % M Sun | 68 M Jupiter
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Size: 8.6 % R Sun | 0.9 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 1600 K | 0.28 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 22.1
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 22.8
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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).

2MASS J1507-1627 system structure

2MASS J1507-1627
2MASS J1507-1627 b
unconfirmed
n/a 3652.5 days
More about 2MASS J1507-1627
Nearby brown dwarf 2MASS J1507-1627 is is is much smaller than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 1600 K (1327 °C), which is about 28 % of Sun's temperature.
       2MASS J1507-1627 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
2MASSW J1507476-162738, MUCD 11296, WISEA J150747.56-162749.3, Gaia EDR3 6306068659857135232
External sources
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Simbad database (2MASSW J1507476-162738)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 6306068659857135232)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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.
Closest stars

Gliese 3877
0.08 M☉ 5.1 ly

Gliese 581
0.31 M☉ 5.1 ly

Gliese 555
0.29 M☉ 5.1 ly

33 G. Librae
0.8 M☉ 5.4 ly

WISE 1541-2250
0.01 M☉ 6 ly
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