2MASS_J0523−1403

2MASS J0523−1403

2MASS J0523−1403

Red dwarf star in the constellation Lepus

2MASS J0523−1403 is a very-low-mass red dwarf or high-mass brown dwarf[7] about 40 light-years from Earth in the southern constellation of Lepus, with a very faint visual magnitude of 21.05 and a low effective temperature of 2074 K. It is visible primarily in large telescopes sensitive to infrared light. 2MASS J0523−1403 was first observed as part of the Two Micron All-Sky Survey (2MASS).[8]

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Characteristics

2MASS J0523−1403 has a luminosity of 0.000126 L☉, a radius of 0.086 R☉, and an effective temperature of 2074 K. These values are currently the lowest known for a main-sequence star.[2] It has a stellar classification of L2.5 and a V−K color index of 9.42.[2] The mass is calculated to be 67.54±12.79 MJ (0.0644±0.0122 M☉).[5] Observation with the Hubble Space Telescope has detected no companion beyond 0.15 arcsecond.[9] Sporadic radio emissions were detected by the VLA in 2004.[10] H-alpha (Hα) emissions have also been detected, a sign of chromospheric activity.[6]

Hydrogen burning limit

Members of the RECONS group have recently identified 2MASS J0523−1403 as representative of the smallest possible stars.[11] Its small radius is at the local minimums of the radius–luminosity and radius–temperature trends.[2] This local minimum is predicted to occur at the hydrogen burning limit due to differences in the radius-mass relationships of stars and brown dwarfs. Unlike hydrogen-burning stars, brown dwarfs decrease in radius as mass increases due to their cores being supported by degeneracy pressure. As the mass increases an increasing fraction of the brown dwarf is degenerate causing the radius to shrink as mass increases.[11] The minimum stellar mass is estimated to be between 0.07 and 0.077 M☉, comparable to the mass of 2MASS J0523−1403.[2]

See also

References

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    Filippazzo, Joseph C.; Rice, Emily L.; Faherty, Jacqueline; Cruz, Kelle L.; Van Gordon, Mollie M.; Looper, Dagny L. (2015). "Fundamental Parameters and Spectral Energy Distributions of Young and Field Age Objects with Masses Spanning the Stellar to Planetary Regime". The Astrophysical Journal. 810 (2): 158. arXiv:1508.01767. Bibcode:2015ApJ...810..158F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/810/2/158. S2CID 89611607.
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    Cruz, Kelle L.; Reid, I. Neill; Liebert, James; Kirkpatrick, J. Davy; Lowrance, Patrick J. (2003). "Meeting the Cool Neighbors. V. A 2MASS-Selected Sample of Ultracool Dwarfs". The Astronomical Journal. 126 (5): 2421–2448. arXiv:astro-ph/0307429. Bibcode:2003AJ....126.2421C. doi:10.1086/378607. S2CID 119445748.
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    Garmany, Katy (9 December 2013). "NOAO/SOAR: Where do stars end and brown dwarfs begin?" (Press release). National Optical Astronomy Observatory. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2013.
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