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VHS 1256-1257B

Summary

VHS 1256-1257B is an exoplanet[1]. It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

Key Facts

  • VHS 1256-1257B's instance of is recorded as exoplanet[3].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's instance of is recorded as brown dwarf[4].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's instance of is recorded as double star[5].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's constellation is recorded as Corvus[6].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's spectral class is recorded as L8.0[7].
  • VHS 1256-1257B is part of VHS J1256-1257[8].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's parent astronomical body is recorded as VHS J1256-1257[9].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J12560183-1257276[10].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's catalog code is recorded as VHS J1256-1257B[11].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's catalog code is recorded as WDS J12560-1257B[12].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's catalog code is recorded as WISEA J125601.66-125728.7[13].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's catalog code is recorded as TIC 2470992b[14].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's time of discovery or invention is recorded as May 2015[15].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's discovery method is recorded as direct imaging[16].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+0.68'}[17].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+16.66'}[18].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+15.60'}[19].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'unit': '1', 'amount': '+14.57'}[20].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+24'}[21].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q651336', 'amount': '+16'}[22].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3421309', 'amount': '+1.22'}[23].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q573', 'amount': '+5800000'}[24].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1811', 'amount': '+350'}[25].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+180'}[26].
  • VHS 1256-1257B's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount': '+194.008964'}[27].

Body

Geography

VHS 1256-1257B is part of VHS J1256-1257[8].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include exoplanet[3], brown dwarf[4], and double star[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include 2MASS J12560183-1257276[10], VHS J1256-1257B[11], WDS J12560-1257B[12], WISEA J125601.66-125728.7[13], and TIC 2470992b[14].

Why It Matters

VHS 1256-1257B is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . Thermal infrared imaging and atmospheric modeling of VHS J125601.92-125723.9 b: evidence for moderately thick clouds and equilibrium carbon chemistry in a hierarchical triple system. wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Discovery of a young planetary mass companion to the nearby M dwarf VHS J125601.92-125723.9. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . Washington Double Star Catalog. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Discovery of a young planetary mass companion to the nearby M dwarf VHS J125601.92-125723.9. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Exoplanet Archive. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Discovery of a young planetary mass companion to the nearby M dwarf VHS J125601.92-125723.9. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Discovery of a young planetary mass companion to the nearby M dwarf VHS J125601.92-125723.9. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . On the masses, age, and architecture of the VHS J1256-1257AB b system. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . On the masses, age, and architecture of the VHS J1256-1257AB b system. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . On the masses, age, and architecture of the VHS J1256-1257AB b system. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . On the masses, age, and architecture of the VHS J1256-1257AB b system. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . On the masses, age, and architecture of the VHS J1256-1257AB b system. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . On the masses, age, and architecture of the VHS J1256-1257AB b system. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . On the masses, age, and architecture of the VHS J1256-1257AB b system. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Discovery of a young planetary mass companion to the nearby M dwarf VHS J125601.92-125723.9. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 5w ago · Ghuron · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Argument of periapsis → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q28390', 'amount':
    Constellation → Corvus
    Radius → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3421309', 'amount'
    Catalog code → 2MASS J12560183-1257276, VHS J1256-1257B, WDS J12560-1257B +2
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P3083]]: LP 736-15 B, was SIPS J1256-1257B"
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