LSR J1835+3259

LSR J1835+3259

Artist's impression of LSR J1835+3259 and its aurorae.
Credit: Chuck Carter and Gregg Hallinan/Caltech
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lyra
Right ascension 18h 35m 37.902s
Declination +32° 59 54.59
Characteristics
Spectral type M8.5
Apparent magnitude (V (USNO filter system)) 18.27 ± 0.03
Apparent magnitude (I (USNO filter system)) 13.46 ± 0.02
Apparent magnitude (z (USNO filter system)) 12.63 ± 0.02
Apparent magnitude (J (2MASS filter system)) 10.27 ± 0.03
Apparent magnitude (H (2MASS filter system)) 9.58 ± 0.05
Apparent magnitude (Ks (2MASS filter system)) 9.15 ± 0.04
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)-10 ± 40 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −72.650±0.047 mas/yr
Dec.: −755.146±0.052 mas/yr
Parallax (π)175.7930±0.0468 mas
Distance18.553 ± 0.005 ly
(5.689 ± 0.002 pc)
Details
Mass55 ± 4 MJup
Radius2.1 ± 0.1 RJup
Surface gravity (log g)4.5 ± 0.05 cgs
Temperature2800 ± 30 K
Age22 ± 4 Myr
Other designations
2MASSI J1835379+325954, 2MASS 1835+32, 2MASS J18353790+3259545, LSR 1835+3259, 2MUCD 11792, [B2006] J183537.9+325955, LSPM J1835+3259, USNO-B1.0 1229-00376318
Database references
SIMBADdata
LSR J1835+3259
Location of LSR J1835+3259 in the constellation Lyra

LSR J1835+3259 is a nearby ultracool dwarf of spectral class M8.5, located in constellation Lyra, the discovery of which was published in 2003. Previously it was concluded that this star is a young brown dwarf, but no lithium absorption lines are detected for this object, which is a strong indicator for young brown dwarfs that need 10–100 million years to deplete lithium.