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TVLM 513-46546
Brown dwarf star in the constellation Boötes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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TVLM 513-46546 is an M9 ultracool dwarf at the red dwarf/brown dwarf mass boundary in the constellation Boötes. It exhibits flare star activity, which is most pronounced at radio wavelengths. The star has a mass approximately 80 times the mass of Jupiter (or 8 percent of the Sun's mass). The radio emission is broadband and highly circularly polarized, similar to planetary auroral radio emissions.[9] The radio emission is periodic, with bursts emitted every 7054 s, with nearly one hundredth of a second precision. Subtle variations in the radio pulses could suggest that the ultracool dwarf rotates faster at the equator than the poles (differential rotation) in a manner similar to the Sun.[10]

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Planetary system
On 4 August 2020 astronomers announced the discovery of a Saturn-like planet TVLM 513b around this star with a period of 221±5 days, a mass of between 0.35 and 0.42 MJ, a circular orbit (e≃0), a semi-major axis of between 0.28 and 0.31 AU and an inclination angle of 71−88°. The companion was detected by the radio astrometry method.[5]
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