WISE 0855–0714

sub-brown dwarf located near Earth
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WISE 0855–0714
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WISE 0855–0714

Summary

WISE 0855–0714 is a Sub-brown dwarf[1]. It draws 424 Wikipedia views per month (sub_brown_dwarf category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • WISE 0855–0714 is credited with the discovery of Kevin Luhman[3].
  • WISE 0855–0714's image is recorded as WISE J085510.83–071442.5 movement (PIA18002).gif[4].
  • WISE 0855–0714's instance of is recorded as Sub-brown dwarf[5].
  • WISE 0855–0714's instance of is recorded as exoplanet[6].
  • WISE 0855–0714's constellation is recorded as Hydra[7].
  • WISE 0855–0714's spectral class is recorded as Y4V[8].
  • WISE 0855–0714's Commons category is recorded as WISE 0855−0714[9].
  • WISE 0855–0714's catalog code is recorded as WISE J085510.83–071442.5[10].
  • WISE 0855–0714's catalog code is recorded as WISEA J085510.74-071442.5[11].
  • WISE 0855–0714's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2013-03-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • WISE 0855–0714's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/010f6p6w[13].
  • WISE 0855–0714's discovery method is recorded as direct imaging[14].
  • WISE 0855–0714's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+26.54'}[15].
  • WISE 0855–0714's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+25.45'}[16].
  • WISE 0855–0714's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+23.83'}[17].
  • WISE 0855–0714's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+13.95'}[18].
  • WISE 0855–0714's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+4.75'}[19].
  • WISE 0855–0714's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3421309', 'amount': '+0.9'}[20].
  • WISE 0855–0714's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+439.0'}[21].
  • WISE 0855–0714's radial velocity is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3674704', 'amount': '+88.0'}[22].
  • WISE 0855–0714's metallicity is recorded as {'amount': '-0.2'}[23].
  • WISE 0855–0714's distance from Earth is recorded as {'unit': 'Q531', 'amount': '+7.430'}[24].
  • WISE 0855–0714's SIMBAD ID is recorded as WISEA J085510.74-071442.5[25].
  • WISE 0855–0714's Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia exoplanet ID is recorded as wise_j0855_0714--3930[26].
  • WISE 0855–0714's right ascension is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+133.780984'}[27].

Body

Works and Contributions

WISE 0855–0714 is credited with the discovery of Kevin Luhman[3].

Why It Matters

WISE 0855–0714 draws 424 Wikipedia views per month (sub_brown_dwarf category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . stellarcatalog.com. Retrieved . stellarcatalog.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . The Field Substellar Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of 525 L, T, and Y Dwarfs. pas.rochester.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . nasa.gov. nasa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . The Y-type Brown Dwarfs: Estimates of Mass and Age from New Astrometry, Homogenized Photometry, and Near-infrared Spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . The Y-type Brown Dwarfs: Estimates of Mass and Age from New Astrometry, Homogenized Photometry, and Near-infrared Spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . The Y-type Brown Dwarfs: Estimates of Mass and Age from New Astrometry, Homogenized Photometry, and Near-infrared Spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . The Y-type Brown Dwarfs: Estimates of Mass and Age from New Astrometry, Homogenized Photometry, and Near-infrared Spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . The Y-type Brown Dwarfs: Estimates of Mass and Age from New Astrometry, Homogenized Photometry, and Near-infrared Spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . The Field Substellar Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of 525 L, T, and Y Dwarfs. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . Preliminary trigonometric parallaxes of 184 late-T and Y dwarfs and an analysis of the field substellar mass function into the "planetary" mass regime. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . The Y-type Brown Dwarfs: Estimates of Mass and Age from New Astrometry, Homogenized Photometry, and Near-infrared Spectroscopy. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . The Field Substellar Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of 525 L, T, and Y Dwarfs. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . The Field Substellar Mass Function Based on the Full-sky 20 pc Census of 525 L, T, and Y Dwarfs. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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