UGPS J0521+3640 [SEP] constellation
UGPS J0521+3640
UGPS J0521+3640 is a nearby brown dwarf of spectral class T8.5, located in constallation Auriga. It was discovered in 2011 using United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT), UKIRT Infrared Deep Sky Survey (UKIDSS), UGPS (UKIDSS Galactic Plane Survey) component, 6th data release.
Its photometric distance estimate is 8.2 pc, or 26.7 ly.
See also.
- List of star systems within 25–30 light-years
WISE J0521+1025
WISE J0521+1025 is a nearby brown dwarf of spectral type T7.5, located in constellation Orion at approximately 5.0 pc (16.3 ly) from Earth.
It is also the nearest known T dwarf in the northern sky.
History of observations.
WISE J0521+1025 was discovered by Bihain "et al." by selection of sources with colours typical for T dwarfs from WISE All-Sky source catalogue and checking them for high proper motion using older surveys: 2MASS, DENIS, SDSS