WISE 0713−2917

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WISE J071322.55−291751.9

WISE 0713-2917
Credit: unWISE
Observation data
J2000[1]
Constellation Canis Major
Right ascension 07h 13m 22.55s[1]
Declination −29° 17′ 51.9″[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type Y0[1]
MKO
-NIR filter system))
19.64 ± 0.15[1]
Apparent magnitude (J (SOAR/OSIRIS)) 20.06 ± 0.21[1]
MKO
-NIR filter system))
>19.3[1]
Apparent magnitude (H (SOAR/OSIRIS)) 21.16 ± 0.66[1]
Distance
29.8 ± 0.6 ly
(9.1 ± 0.2 pc)
Details
Temperature464 ± 88[2] K
Other designations
WISE J071322.55−291751.9,[1]
WISE 0713−2917[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata

WISE J071322.55−291751.9 (designation abbreviated to WISE 0713−2917) is a

spectral class Y0,[1] located in constellation Canis Major at approximately 30 light-years from Earth.[3]

Discovery

WISE 0713−2917 was discovered in 2012 by

spectral type Y, among which also was WISE 0713−2917.[1]

Distance

Currently the most accurate distance estimate of WISE 0713−2917 is a

arcsec, corresponding to a distance of 9.4 ± 1.2 pc (30.7 ± 3.9 ly).[3] An improved parallax was published in 2021, placing WISE 0713−2917 at around 30 light years.[2]

Physical properties

Mass estimates are 19−33 MJ[4] and 13−19 MJ[5] for WISE 0713−2917 depending on the study. No evidence for it being a binary was detected.[4]

See also

Lists:

The other six discoveries of brown dwarfs, published in Kirkpatrick et al. (2012):[1]

References