Star 2MASS J2224-0158

Brown dwarf 2MASS J2224-0158 is located 38 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class L4.5V , that has typically about 4 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

2MASS J2224-0158

Brown dwarf (spectral class L4.5V )

Location

Right ascension: 22h 24m 44.365s

Declination: -1° 59' 7.264'' (equatorial region)

Parallax: 86.151

Sun distance: 37.858 ly | 11.6 pc

Basic characteristic

(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

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).

More about 2MASS J2224-0158

Nearby brown dwarf 2MASS J2224-0158 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium.

      2MASS J2224-0158 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
2MASS J22244381-0158521, 2MASSW J2224438-015852, TIC 176006315, Gaia EDR3 2629427189619178368

External sources

Simbad database (2MASSW J2224438-015852)

Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2629427189619178368)

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.

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Wolf 1561	-	4.9 ly
HD 209290	-	5.3 ly
Wolf 1555	-	5.8 ly
UCAC4 427-122653	-	6.4 ly
Wolf 940	0.27 M☉	7.1 ly

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