Infrared detection of the cold brown dwarf
An infrared image of the cold brown dwarf BDR J1750+3809 taken with Gemini North’s acquisition camera for the Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph (GNIRS) and Gemini’s Near InfraRed Imager and spectrograph (NIRI).
The image is a color composite showing the infrared filters in chromatic order, which is why the brown dwarf appears blue.
Credit:International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Vedantham/UKIRT Hemisphere Survey
About the Image
| Id: | noirlab2028c |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | Nov. 9, 2020, 4 a.m. |
| Related releases: | noirlab2028 |
| Size: | 2038 x 2160 px |
About the Object
| Name: | BDR J1750+3809 |
| Constellation: | Hercules |
| Category: | Stars |
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Coordinates
| Position (RA): | 17 50 1.17 |
| Position (Dec): | 38° 9' 19.95" |
| Field of view: | 1.85 x 1.96 arcminutes |
| Orientation: | North is 0.1° left of vertical |
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Colors & filters
| Band | Wave-length | Tele-scope |
|---|---|---|
| Infrared J | 1.27 μm | Gemini North GNIRS |
| Infrared J | 1.25 μm | United Kingdom Infrared Telescope WFCAM |
| Infrared CH4 (Short) | 1.58 μm | Gemini North NIRI |
| Infrared H | 1.65 μm | Gemini North NIRI |