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DENIS J175656.1-480509
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Star DENIS J175656.1-480509

Brown dwarf DENIS J175656.1-480509 is located 69 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class L0.0, that has typically about 4 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
69 light years

DENIS J175656.1-480509

Spectral class: L0.0

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 17h 56m 56.34s
Declination iconDeclination: -48° 5' 9.152'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 47.313
Distance iconSun distance: 68.936 ly | 21.1 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 7 % M Sun | 73.3 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 10 % R Sun | 1.1 R Jupiter (estimate)

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).

DENIS J175656.1-480509 system structure

DENIS J175656.1-480509
More about DENIS J175656.1-480509
       DENIS J175656.1-480509 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
Gaia EDR3 5947766235872922624
External sources
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Simbad database (DENIS J175656.1-480509)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 5947766235872922624)
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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- 4.5 ly

PM J17573-5229
- 5.4 ly

Gaia EDR3 6724003200082572928
- 6.1 ly

PM J17323-4736
- 6.9 ly
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