Star WISEP J1503+2525

Brown dwarf WISEP J1503+2525 is located 21 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class T6, that has 2 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

WISEP J1503+2525

Brown dwarf

Spectral class: T6

Location

Right ascension: 15h 3m 19.717s

Declination: 25° 25' 28.72'' (northern hemisphere)

Parallax: 155.776

Sun distance: 20.938 ly | 6.4 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 1.7 % M Sun | 18 M Jupiter

Size: 9 % R Sun | 0.9 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).

WISEP J1503+2525 system structure

WISEP J1503+2525

More about WISEP J1503+2525

       WISEP J1503+2525 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
WISEP J150319.70+252525.4, 2MASS J15031961+2525196, Gaia EDR3 1267906854386665088

External sources

Simbad database (2MASS J15031961+2525196)

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

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 1267906854386665088)

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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Furuhjelm 46	0.32 M☉	11.5 ly

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