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Star WISE 1741+2553

Brown dwarf WISE 1741+2553 is located 19 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class T9, that has typically about 3 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
19 light years

WISE 1741+2553

Spectral class: T9

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 17h 41m 24.22s
Declination iconDeclination: 25° 53' 18.96'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 176
Distance iconSun distance: 18.532 ly | 5.7 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 2 % M Sun | 21 M Jupiter (estimate)
radius icon
Size: 10 % R Sun | 0.6 R Jupiter (estimate)

Photometry

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35
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).

WISE 1741+2553 system structure

WISE 1741+2553
More about WISE 1741+2553
       WISE 1741+2553 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope. 
Other designations of this star
WISEPA J174124.26+255319.5, EQ J1741+2553, 2MASS J17412462+2553343, WISEP J174124.25+255319.5
External sources
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Simbad database (WISEP J174124.25+255319.5)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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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