DEN 1048-3956

DEN 1048-3956

DEN 1048-3956
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Antlia
Right ascension 10h 48m 14.640s[1]
Declination -39° 56′ 06.24″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 17.4[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M9V , L0
Apparent magnitude (J) 9.5[1]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -10.1 ±0.5[1] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -1198 ±10[1] mas/yr
Dec.: -970 ±8[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π) 247.71 ± 1.55 mas
Distance 13.17 ± 0.08 ly
(4.04 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 19.37[2]
Details
Mass <0.08[1] M
Other designations
2MASS J10481463-3956062,
USNO-B1.0 0500-00227632,
DENIS-P J104814.9-395604,
DENIS-P J104814.7-395606,
2MUCD 20385,
DEN 1048-3956,
2MASSI J1048147-395606
Database references
SIMBAD data
Data sources:
Hipparcos Catalogue,
CCDM (2002),
Bright Star Catalogue (5th rev. ed.)

DEN 1048-3956 is a brown dwarf object about 13 light years from the Earth in the southern constellation of Antlia, among the closer interstellar objects to the Earth. This substellar object is rather dim with an apparent magnitude of about 17.[2]

In 2005 a powerful flare from this object was detected by radio astronomy.[3]

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