Astronomy:WISEP J190648.47+401106.8
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Short description: Brown dwarf star
Coordinates: 
19h 06m 48.018s, +40° 11′ 08.94″
.gif) Artist's conception of WISEP J190648.47+401106.8 | |
| Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lyra |
| Right ascension | 19h 06m 48.018s[1] |
| Declination | 40° 11′ 08.94″[1] |
| Details | |
| Radius | 0.9 RJup |
| Luminosity | 0.0002 L☉ |
| Temperature | 2,038°C 2,311 K |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
WISEP J190648.47+401106.8 (shortened to W1906+40) is an L-dwarf star. In 2015 it was shown to have on its surface a storm the size of Jupiter's Great Red Spot. The storm rotates around the star roughly every 9 hours and has lasted since at least 2013, when observations of the storm began.[2]
W1906+40 is 53.3 (with an uncertainty of +1.17, -1.11) light-years from Earth, has an intrinsic brightness of 0.0002 that of the sun, a radius of 0.9 Jupiters, and a surface temperature of 2,311 K. The star emits significant flares.[1][3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "WISEP J190648.47+401106.8". SIMBAD. 26 November 2015. http://simbad.u-strasbg.fr/simbad/sim-id?Ident=WISEP+J190648.47%2B401106.8.
- ↑ "NASA Telescopes Detect Jupiter-Like Storm on Small Star". Jet Propulsion Laboratory. 10 December 2015. http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=4786.
- ↑ Wall, Mike (3 June 2013). "Dwarf Star Blasts out Stunningly Powerful Flares". Space.com. http://www.space.com/21412-dwarf-star-flares-kepler-mission.html.
- ↑ Gizis, John E. (24 September 2015). "Kepler Monitoring of an L Dwarf II. Clouds with Multiyear Lifetimes". The Astrophysical Journal 813 (2): 104. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/813/2/104. Bibcode: 2015ApJ...813..104G.
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