Technical facts about this news release:
| About the Object |
| Object Name: |
2M1207, 2MASSWJ 1207334-393254 |
| Object Description: |
Brown Dwarf with Companion |
| Position (J2000): |
R.A. 12h 07m 33s.47
Dec. -39° 32' 54".00 |
| Constellation: |
Hydra |
| Distance: |
225 light-years away (70 parsecs) |
| Dimensions: |
This image is 2.5 arcseconds wide. |
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| About the Data |
| Data Description: |
The Hubble image was created from HST data from proposal 10176. The science team is composed of: NASA, ESA, G. Schneider (Steward Observatory, Univ. of Arizona), I. Song (Gemini Observ.), B. Zuckerman, E. Becklin (Univ. of California, Los Angeles), P. Lowrance (California Inst. of Technology), B. Macintosh (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory), M. Bessell (Australian National Univ.), and C. Dumas and G. Chauvin (European Southern Observ.). |
| Instrument: |
NICMOS |
| Exposure Date(s): |
August 2004 |
| Filters: |
F090M (0.80-1.00 microns), F110M (1.00-1.20 microns), F160W (1.40-1.80 microns) |
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| About the Image |
| Image Credit: |
NASA, ESA, and G. Schneider (University of Arizona) |
| Release Date: |
January 10, 2005 |
| Orientation: |
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