2MASS_0532+8246

2MASS J05325346+8246465

2MASS J05325346+8246465

Star in the constellation Camelopardalis

2MASS J05325346+8246465 (abbreviated 2MASS J0532+8246) is possibly the first brown dwarf observed in the galactic halo of the Milky Way, and the first known substellar subdwarf star.[5][6] It was discovered from Two Micron All-Sky Survey data, and verified by observations at Palomar Observatory and W. M. Keck Observatory.[6] It has a low metallicity, which indicates it is an old star.[6]

Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...

The mass and temperature of 2MASS 0532+8246 makes it a rare object in stellar-substellar gap between conventional stars and brown dwarfs.[7] It produces roughly half of its luminosity from hydrogen fusion.[4] Such "gap" objects, covering a narrow range of masses but a wide range of temperatures, and powered by unsteady hydrogen fusion, are exotic but expected to be more common among low-metallicity objects like 2MASS J05325346+8246465.[8]

References

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    Vallenari, A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2023). "Gaia Data Release 3. Summary of the content and survey properties". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 674: A1. arXiv:2208.00211. Bibcode:2023A&A...674A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202243940. S2CID 244398875. Gaia DR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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    "2MASS J05325346+8246465 -- Brown Dwarf (M<0.08solMass)". SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2018-12-04.
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    Burgasser, Adam J.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Burrows, Adam; Liebert, James; Reid, I. Neill; Gizis, John E.; McGovern, Mark R.; Prato, L.; McLean, Ian S. (2003). "The First Substellar Subdwarf? Discovery of a Metal-poor L Dwarf with Halo Kinematics". The Astrophysical Journal. 592 (2): 1186–1192. arXiv:astro-ph/0304174. Bibcode:2003ApJ...592.1186B. doi:10.1086/375813. S2CID 11895472.
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    Allard, F.; Pinfield, D. J.; Zapatero Osorio, M. R.; Lodieu, N.; Gálvez-Ortiz, M. C.; Burgasser, A. J.; Zhang (张曾华), Z. H. (2019), "Primeval very low-mass stars and brown dwarfs – VI. Population properties of metal-poor degenerate brown dwarfs", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 486: 1260–1282, arXiv:1903.05536, doi:10.1093/mnras/stz777
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    Burgasser, Adam J.; et al. (2003). "The First Substellar Subdwarf? Discovery of a Metal-Poor L Dwarf with Halo Kinematics". The Astrophysical Journal. 592 (2): 1186–1192. arXiv:astro-ph/0304174. Bibcode:2003ApJ...592.1186B. doi:10.1086/375813. S2CID 11895472.
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    Schneider, Adam C.; Burgasser, Adam J.; Gerasimov, Roman; Marocco, Federico; Gagné, Jonathan; Goodman, Sam; Beaulieu, Paul; Pendrill, William; Rothermich, Austin; Sainio, Arttu; Kuchner, Marc J.; Caselden, Dan; Meisner, Aaron M.; Faherty, Jacqueline K.; Mamajek, Eric E.; Hsu, Chih-Chun; Greco, Jennifer J.; Cushing, Michael C.; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Bardalez-Gagliuffi, Daniella; Logsdon, Sarah E.; Allers, Katelyn; Debes, John H. (2020), "WISEA J041451.67–585456.7 and WISEA J181006.18–101000.5: The First Extreme T-type Subdwarfs?", The Astrophysical Journal, 898 (1): 77, arXiv:2007.03836, Bibcode:2020ApJ...898...77S, doi:10.3847/1538-4357/ab9a40, S2CID 220403370


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