| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Corvus |
| Right ascension | 12h 28m 15.232s [1] |
| Declination | −15° 47′ 34.23″ [1] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | L5.5 |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 14.378 [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 13.35 [2] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 12.767 [2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 49.40±1.90 mas [3] |
| Distance | 66 ± 3 ly (20.2 ± 0.8 pc) |
| Other designations | |
| DENIS J1228.2-1547, 2MASS J12281523-1547342, 2MUCD 11073 | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
DENIS-P J1228.2-1547 is a system of two nearly equal brown dwarfs, both are of spectral types L5.5:, [4] located in constellation Corvus at approximately 20.2 parsecs or 66.0 light-years from Earth. [5]
DENIS-P J1228.2-1547 was one on the first free-floating L dwarfs discovered. It was discovered in 1997 by Xavier Delfosse and colleagues from the DENIS survey. [6]
The second component (B) was discovered by Eduardo L. Martín and colleagues using near-infrared camera NICMOS on Hubble Space Telescope. It was announced in 1999. [7]
The other two free-floating L dwarfs, detected by Delfosse et al. and announced in 1997: [6]
A free-floating L dwarf, detected by Kirkpatrick et al., announced also in 1997, but earlier: [8]
A free-floating L dwarf, detected by Ruiz et al., announced also in 1997, but later: [9]