WISE 1506+7027
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WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0 (designation abbreviated to WISE 1506+7027, or WISE J1506+7027) is a brown dwarf star of spectral class T6,[2][3] located in constellation Ursa Minor.[note 1] It is one of the Sun's nearest neighbors, at a distance of 16.85 light-years.[1] Brown dwarfs closer to the Sun include Luhman 16, WISE 0855−0714, ε Indi Ba and ε Indi Bb.
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
Location of WISE 1506+7027 in the constellation Ursa Minor | |
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Ursa Minor |
Right ascension | 15h 06m 52.4403s[1] |
Declination | 70° 27′ 25.1182″[1] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | T6[2][3] |
Apparent magnitude (J (2MASS filter system)) | 14.328±0.095[2] |
Apparent magnitude (J (MKO filter system)) | 13.56±0.05[2] |
Apparent magnitude (H (2MASS filter system)) | 14.150±0.203[2] |
Apparent magnitude (H (MKO filter system)) | 13.91±0.04[2] |
Apparent magnitude (KS (2MASS filter system)) | 14.048±0.136[2] |
Astrometry | |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1,194.085[1] mas/yr Dec.: 1,044.300[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 193.5 ± 0.6 mas[4] |
Distance | 16.86 ± 0.05 ly (5.17 ± 0.02 pc) |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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