SCR 1845-6357 [SEP] constellation
SCR 1845−6357
SCR 1845−6357 is a binary system, about 12.6 light-years away in the constellation Pavo. The primary is a faint red dwarf. It has a brown dwarf companion. The primary red dwarf was discovered in 2004, while the secondary brown dwarf was later discovered in 2006.
System.
The primary, SCR 1845−6357A, is a faint (apparent magnitude 17.4) ultracool red dwarf with a mass of about 7% of the Sun's. However, the measurements are still preliminary and are subject to
Sun: A Methane-rich Brown Dwarf Companion to the Low-Mass Star SCR 1845-6357", "Astrophysical Journal Letters".
External links.
- New Objects within 20 light-years at SolStation.
- SCR 1845−6357
See also.
- OTS 44
- Cha 110913−773444
- List of nearest stars and brown dwarfs