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OTS 44


An artist's concept of OTS 44's dust disk

Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Chamaeleon
Right ascension 11h10m 11.5s
Declination –76° 32′ 13″
Characteristics
Spectral type M9.5[1]
Astrometry
Distance554 ly
(170 pc)
Details
Mass0.015[1] M☉
Radius0.23[1] R☉
Luminosity0.0013[1] L☉
Temperature2,300 K

OTS 44 is a brown dwarf located about 550 light-years (170 pc) away in constellation Chamaeleon. It is among the smallest known brown dwarfs, with about 15 times the mass of Jupiter, or about 1.5% that of the Sun. Its radius is about 23% of the Sun's.[1]

planetary system.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Luhman, K. L.; et al. (February 2005), "Spitzer Identification of the Least Massive Known Brown Dwarf with a Circumstellar Disk", The Astrophysical Journal, 620 (1): L51–L54, arXiv:astro-ph/0502100, Bibcode:2005ApJ...620L..51L, doi:10.1086/428613

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