Star DEN 0255-4700
Brown dwarf DEN 0255-4700 is located 16 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class T8.5, that has 4 % of solar mass.
For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
More about DEN 0255-4700
Nearby brown dwarf DEN 0255-4700 is is is much smaller than the Sun and temperature on its surface is around 1500 K (1227 °C), which is about 26 % of Sun's temperature.
DEN 0255-4700 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
2MUCD 10158,
DENIS-P J025503.3−470049,
2MASS J02550357−4700509,
DENIS-P J025503.5−470050,
DENIS-P J0255.0−4700,
2MASSI 0255035−470050, Gaia EDR3 4752399493622045696
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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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Right ascension: 2h 55m 5.277s
Declination: -47° 1' 0.222'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax: 205.425
Sun distance: 15.877 ly | 4.9 pc
Temperature: 1500 K | 0.26 T Sun
Age: (5) billions years | 0 Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 22.9
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