Brown dwarfs are substellar objects whose mass is too low to sustain hydrogen fusion in their core like a typical star. Their mass ranges approximately between 13 and 80 times that of Jupiter (≈0.012 to 0.08 M☉). They represent an intermediate between stars and giant planets.
Object | Spectral Type | Mass (M☉) | Radius (R☉) | Temperature (K) | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WISE 0855−0714 | Y | ≈0.01 | 0.11 | 250 | Very cold brown dwarf, close to Jupiter |
Gliese 229B | T7 | ≈0.03 | 0.1 | 950 | Companion of the star Gliese 229 |
2MASS J0415−0935 | T8 | ≈0.03 | 0.1 | 800 | T-type brown dwarf |
LP 944-20 | M9 | ≈0.06 | 0.1 | 2,300 | Brown dwarf near the M-type limit |
WISE J1049−5319B | L7.5 | ≈0.03 | 0.1 | 1,300 | Companion of the L7.5 dwarf in the Luhman 16 binary system |
2MASS J1507−1627 | L5 | ≈0.04 | 0.11 | 1,600 | L-type brown dwarf close to the Sun |
DENIS-P J0255−4700 | L8 | ≈0.03 | 0.1 | 1,400 | Late L-type brown dwarf |
SDSS J1416+1348 | T7.5 | ≈0.03 | 0.1 | 900 | Example of a cold T-type brown dwarf |
Sources: NASA – Brown Dwarfs Data, International Astronomical Union.
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