Gliese 229 B
binary brown dwarf in the Lupus constellation
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Gliese 229 B
Summary
Gliese 229 B is a brown dwarf[1]. It draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (brown_dwarf category, ranking #19 of 28).[2]
Key Facts
- Gliese 229 B's image is recorded as Brown Dwarf Gliese 229B.jpg[3].
- Gliese 229 B's instance of is recorded as brown dwarf[4].
- Gliese 229 B's instance of is recorded as astronomical radio source[5].
- Gliese 229 B's constellation is recorded as Lepus[6].
- Gliese 229 B's spectral class is recorded as T6.5[7].
- Gliese 229 B's part of is recorded as Gliese 229[8].
- Gliese 229 B's parent astronomical body is recorded as Gliese 229 A[9].
- Gliese 229 B's catalog code is recorded as GJ 229 B[10].
- Gliese 229 B's catalog code is recorded as HD 42581B[11].
- Gliese 229 B's catalog code is recorded as WDS J06106-2152B[12].
- Gliese 229 B's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +1995-00-00T00:00:00Z[13].
- Gliese 229 B's ARICNS is recorded as 00490[14].
- Gliese 229 B's discovery method is recorded as direct imaging[15].
- Gliese 229 B's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.853'}[16].
- Gliese 229 B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.01'}[17].
- Gliese 229 B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.36'}[18].
- Gliese 229 B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+14.36'}[19].
- Gliese 229 B's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as topic/Gliese-229-B[20].
- Gliese 229 B's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+5.497'}[21].
- Gliese 229 B's M sin i is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+1.61971'}[22].
- Gliese 229 B's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+60.423'}[23].
- Gliese 229 B's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3421309', 'amount': '+1.105'}[24].
- Gliese 229 B's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+79231.9'}[25].
- Gliese 229 B's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+173.19'}[26].
- Gliese 229 B's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+28.933'}[27].
Why It Matters
Gliese 229 B draws 1 Wikipedia views per month (brown_dwarf category, ranking #19 of 28).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]