Star DENIS 0334-49

Brown dwarf DENIS 0334-49 is located 29 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M9, that has 7 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

DENIS 0334-49

Brown dwarf, Low-mass star

Spectral class: M9

Location

Right ascension: 3h 34m 16.13s

Declination: -49° 53' 24.302'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 112.61

Sun distance: 28.963 ly | 8.9 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 7 % M Sun | 73 M Jupiter

Size: 10.4 % R Sun | 1 R Jupiter

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).

DENIS 0334-49 system structure

DENIS 0334-49

More about DENIS 0334-49

       DENIS 0334-49 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 J03341218-4953322, LEHPM 3396, Gaia EDR3 4736655036868019072

External sources

Simbad database (LEHPM 3396)

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

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4736655036868019072)

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

2MASS J0348-6022	0.04 M☉	5.4 ly
Gaia DR2 4733794485572154752	-	6 ly
L 230-188	-	6.5 ly
CD-45 1184	0.34 M☉	7.4 ly
L 173-19	0 M☉	7.7 ly

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