List of brown dwarfs

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This is a list of notable brown dwarfs. These are objects that have masses between heavy gas giants and low-mass stars. [1] The first isolated brown dwarf discovered was Teide 1 in 1995. [2] The first brown dwarf discovered orbiting a star was Gliese 229 B, also discovered in 1995. [3] The first brown dwarf found to have a planet was 2M1207, discovered in 2004. [4] As of 2015, more than 2,800 brown dwarfs have been identified. [5] An isolated object with less than about 13 Jupiter masses is technically a sub-brown dwarf or rogue planet.

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Because the mass of a brown dwarf is between that of a planet and that of a star, they have also been called planetars or hyperjovians. Various catalog designations have been used to name brown dwarfs. Brown dwarfs with names ending in a letter such as B, C, or D are in orbit around a primary star; those with names ending in a lower-case letter such as b, c, or d, may be exoplanets (see Exoplanet naming convention).

Some exoplanets, especially those detected by radial velocity, can turn out to be brown dwarfs if their mass is higher than originally thought: most have only known minimum masses because the inclination of their orbit is not known. Examples include HD 114762 b (>11.68 MJ), Pi Mensae b (>10.312 MJ), and NGC 2423-3 b (>10.6 MJ).

A complete list of more than 3000 ultracool dwarfs, which includes brown dwarfs and low-mass stars, is being maintained by astronomers. It is called the UltracoolSheet. [6] The same team also produced a list of 1000 ultracool dwarfs with their mass being determined. [7]

Confirmed brown dwarfs orbiting primary stars

Sorted by increasing right ascension of the parent star. Brown dwarfs within a system sorted by increasing orbital period.

Some brown dwarfs listed could still be massive planets.

Star Constellation Right
ascension
Declination App.
mag.
Distance (ly) Spectral
type
Brown dwarf Mass
(MJ)
Radius
(RJ)
Orbital
period

(d)
Semimajor
axis

(AU)
Ecc. Discovery
year
54 Piscium Pisces 00h 39m 22s+21° 15 025.8836.1K0V+T7.5B45.96 ±4.05 [7] 0.85 [7] 4762006
81 Cancri Cancer 09h 12m 14.69s14°  59   39.66.7766G9V+L8 CD 8802001
AB Pictoris Pictor 06h 19s−58° 03 159.1666.6K2V+L1 b 13.52752005
HD 63754 Puppis 07h 49m 45s20° 12 276.55163.6G0V + L/Tb81.90.8626,79116.90.262024
CT Chamaeleontis Chamaeleon 11h 04m 09s–76° 27 1912.36538K7+M8b172.24402008
HD 984 Cetus 00h 14m 10.25s−07° 11 56.827

.32

149.1F7Vb611.57651,100280.762015
Eta Coronae Borealis Corona Borealis 15h 23m 22.6s30° 14 565.0258.3G2+G2+L8C44.00 ±6.46 [7] 0.95 [7] 36002010
G 196-3 Ursa Major 10h 04m 22s+50° 23 2311.7750.2M2.5+L3βb31.66 ±7.19 [7] 1.18 [7] 3001998
Gliese 570 Libra 14h 57m 28s−21° 24 565.6419.0K4V+
M1V+M3V
D32.54 ±6.01 [7] 0.93 [7] 15002000
GU Piscium Pisces 01h 12m 35.04s+17° 03 55.713.1155.3M3V+T3.5b1120002006
HD 89744 Ursa Major 10h 22m 10.56s+41° 13 46.315.74126.2F7IVB2000
HD 100546 Musca 11h 33m 25s–70° 11 416.70337.25B9Vneb206.5?2005
HN Pegasi Pegasus 21h 44m 28.46s+14° 46 7.858.3G0V+T2.5B17.06 ±6.9 [7] 1.14 [7] 7952006
UScoCTIO 108 Scorpius 16h 05m 54s–18° 18 43473M7b146702007
HD 41004 B Pictor 05h 59m 50s–48° 14 2312.33139K1IV+M2 b 18.41.32830.01770.0812004
CoRoT-15 Monoceros 06h 28m 27.81s+6° 11 10.522F7V b 63.41.123.060360.04502010
Xi Ursae Majoris B Ursa Major 11h 18m 12s+31° 32 154.7325.11F8.5Vb373.980.0601931
Upsilon Andromedae Andromeda 01h 36m 48s+41° 24 204.6343.9F8V Samh 13.98237.70.8220.2241999
Gliese 758 Lyra 19h 23m 34s+33° 13 196.3651.9G8V+T9 B 2396212009
Tau Geminorum Gemini 07h 11m 08s+30° 14 434.40302K2IIIb18.13052004
HAT-P-13 Ursa Major 08h 39m 32s+47° 21 0710.62698G4 c 15.2428.51.1860.6912009
HD 16760 Perseus 02h 42m 21s+38° 37 078.74163G5V b 14.3465.11.130.0672009
HD 13189 Triangulum 02h 09m 40s+32° 18 597.57603.4K2II b 14471.61.850.282005
HD 8673 Andromeda 01h 26m 09s+34° 34 476.31124.75F7Vb146391.582005
Gliese 569 Boötes 14h 54m 29s+16° 06 0410.231.5M3V+M8.5Ba + Bb116 [8] 870 [8] 0.87 [8] 0.317 [8] 1988 [9]
HD 29587 Perseus 04h 41m 34s+42° 07 257.29146.77G2Vb401471.72.50.371996
ChaHα8 Chamaeleon 11h 07m 48s−77° 40 0820.1522M6.5b181590.910.492007
CoRoT-20 Monoceros 06h 30m 55.3s+0° 13 3714.664000G2V c 1716752.90.62010
HD 168443 Serpens 18h 20m 04s–09° 35 346.92123.5G5c341739.52.870.2282001
HD 38529 A Orion 05h 46m 34s+01° 10 055.94138G4IVc372174.33.680.362002
Epsilon Indi Indus 22h 03m 22s–56° 47 094.6911.8K5V+T1V+T6V Bb 285478.752.652003
HW Virginis Virgo 12h 44m 20s−08° 40 1710.9590sdB+Mb19.2357865.300.462008
DT Virginis Virgo 13h 0m 41.74s12°  21   14.79.7237.55M0V+T8.5pc10.29 ±2.46 [7] 1.15 [7] 3308111002010
HD 4113 Sculptor 00h 43m 12.60s−37° 58 57.487.88136G5V+T9C6073000202006
Gliese 229 Lepus 06h 10m 35s–21° 51 428.1419M1V+T6.5B4073050401995
TYC 9486-927-1 Octans 21h 26m 50.4s-81° 40 29.311.82111M1V+L3γ 2MASS J2126-8140 13.3 ± 1.732872500069002009
Epsilon Indi Indus 22h 03m 22s–56° 47 094.6911.8K5V+T1V+T6V Ba 471532899.82003
HD 131664 Apus 15h 00m 06s−73° 32 078.13180.8G3Vb18.1519513.170.6382008
HD 136118 Serpens 15h 18m 55s−01° 35 326.94171F9V b 4212091.450.3522002
HD 140913 Corona Borealis 15h 45m 07s+28° 28 128.07156.42G0Vb46147.940.540.611996
GQ Lupi b Lupus 15h 49m 12s–35° 39 0311.4400K7eV+M9e b 1–421.81032005
HD 162020 Scorpius 17h 50m 38s–40° 19 069.18101.95K2V b 15.08.4281980.07510.2772000
Nu Ophiuchi Ophiuchus 17h 59m 01s−09° 46 253.33152.8K0IIIb21.95360.132004
HD 164427 Telescopium 18h 04m 43s−59° 12 356.89127.52G4IV b 46108.550.460.552000
SCR 1845-6357 Pavo 18h 45m 07s−63° 57 4317.412.57M8.5VB40-504.12006
COROT-3 Aquila 19h 28m 13s+00° 07 1913.32220G0V b 21.661.014.25680.05702008
V921 Scorpii [10] Scorpius 16h 59m 07.0s−42° 42 09.011.04833B0IVe b 608352019
15 Sagittae Sagitta 20h 04m 06s+17° 04 135.8057.7G1V+L4-5B65142002
Zeta Delphini Delphinus 20h 35m 19s+14° 40 274.65220A3V+L5B559102014
HD 202206 Capricornus 21h 14m 58s–20° 47 208.08151.14G6Vb17.4255.870.830.4352000
Koenigstuhl1 [7] [11] Phoenix00h 21m 10.74s–42° 45 40.215.387.4M5.5V+L0.6VB51.88 ±3.61.182083.41998
HD 126053 [7] [12] Virgo14h 23m 15.28s+01° 14 29.66.356.9G1+T8pB34.29 ±18.380.9126302012
47 Ophiuchi [7] [13] Ophiuchus17h 26m 37.88s−05° 05 11.84.5105.3F3+L5.5B69.66 ±0.880.9388502014
Wolf 1130 Cygnus20h 05m 02.20s+54° 26 03.213.954.1sdM3+ONe+sdT8C44.90.8231502013

Confirmed brown dwarf orbiting stellar remnants

A stellar remnant can be for example a white dwarf, a pulsar or a black hole. Objects with a mass of a brown dwarf, but with a history of mass-transfer might not be brown dwarfs. If they exist as a period bouncer around a white dwarf they are thought to once have been stars and are today "brown dwarf-like objects". [14] Objects around black widow pulsars on the other hand are thought to be white dwarfs that lost mass to the pulsar and therefore will differ in composition and density compared to brown dwarfs. [15] This list is sorted after the discovery year.

Star Constellation Right
ascension
Declination App.
mag.
Distance (ly) Spectral
type
Brown dwarf Mass
(MJ)
Radius
(RJ)
Orbital
period

(d)
Semimajor
axis

(AU)
Ecc. Discovery
year
GD 165 Boötes 14h 24m 39.144s9° 17 13.9814.6103D4A+L4B76.12 ±1.04 [7] 0.91 [7] 1231988
WD 0137-349 Sculptor 01h 39m 43s−34° 42 3915.33330DA+L8B530.08030.003002006
PHL 5038 Aquarius22h 20m 30.70s−00° 41 07.517.3240DAZ+L8-9B73662006
SDSS J1433 (mass transfer) [16] [17] Boötes14h 33m 17.79s+10° 11 23.4918.9760WD+L1B58 ±80.0542008/2016
SDSS 1557 Serpens15h 57m 20.77s+09° 16 24.618.6500DAZ+L4B66+5
−7
0.0950.0032011/2017
QZ Librae (mass transfer) [18] Libra15h 36m 15.98s−08° 39 07.5218.8649WD+T?B25-610.0642018
BW Sculptoris (mass transfer) [14] Sculptor23h 53m 00.87s−38° 51 46.6616.5305D+TB53.4 ±6.30.0540.00271997/2023

Unconfirmed brown dwarfs

Sorted by increasing right ascension of the parent star. Brown dwarfs within a system sorted by increasing orbital period.

Some brown dwarfs listed could still be massive planets.

Star Constellation Right
ascension
Declination App.
mag.
Distance (ly) Spectral
type
Brown dwarf Mass
(MJ)
Radius
(RJ)
Orbital
period

(d)
Semimajor
axis

(AU)
Ecc. Discovery year
CM Draconis Draco 16h 34m 27s+57° 09 0012.9048M4b64730.271998
BD+20°2457 Leo 10h 16m 45s+19° 53 299.75652K2II b 21.42379.631.450.152009
HD 3346 Andromeda 00h 36m 46s+44° 29 195.16655.58K5IIIc606502.51996
HD 104304 Virgo 12h 00m 44s−10° 26 465.5442.1G9b17.227520.382007
HD 154857 Ara 17h 11m 16s−56° 40 517.25220G5V c 18.42900>0.252007
Gliese 22 B Cassiopeia 00h 32m 27s+67° 14 0910.38326M2.5Vb16~550002008

Field brown dwarfs

Data updated from [19] [20] [21] and merged from previous tables

Brown dwarf Constellation Right
ascension
Declination App.
mag.
Distance (ly) Spectral
type
Mass
(MJ)
Radius
(RJ)
Discovery
year
2MASS 0036+1821 Pisces 0h 36m 16.17s18° 21 10.412.4728.6L3.5420.942000
CFBDS J005910.90–011401.3 Cetus 0h 59m 10.83s−1° 14 1.318.0830T8.5232013
DENIS-P J020529.0−115925A Cetus 2h 5m 29.401s−11° 59 29.6765L5.51997
DENIS-P J020529.0−115925B Cetus 2h 5m 29.401s−11° 59 29.6765L81997
DENIS-P J020529.0−115925C Cetus 2h 5m 29.401s−11° 59 29.6765T01997
2MASS J02431371−2453298 Fornax 2h 43m 13.71s−24° 53 29.835T6330.992002
WISE J0254+0223 Cetus 2h 54m 9.45s2° 23 59.116.0124T8651.9n/a
DEN 0255-4700 Eridanus 2h 55m 3.57s−47° 0 50.922.9216.2L8800.972006
LP 944-20 Fornax 3h 39m 35.22s−35° 25 4410.72520.9M9β731.43n/a
2MASP J0345432+254023 3h 45m 43.16s25° 40 23.388L0741.051997
Teide 1 Taurus 3h 47m 18s+24° 22 31380M8553.781995
2MASS J03552337+1133437 Taurus 3h 55m 23.37s11° 33 43.714.0529.8L5γ201.322006
2MASS J04151954−0935066 Eridanus 4h 15m 19.54s−9° 35 6.615.718.6T8300.952002
2MASS J04390101-2353083  [ de ] Eridanus 4h 39m 1.01s−23° 53 8.329.5L6.5480.972003
2MASS J04414489+2301513 4h 41m 44.9s23° 1 58.07470M8.5192010
2MASS J0523−1403 Lepus 5h 23m 38.22s−14° 3 2.240L2.5681.01n/a
2MASS 0532+8246 Camelopardalis 5h 32m 53.46s82° 46 46.581L7832018
UGPS J072227.51-054031.2 Monoceros 7h 22m 27.6s−05° 40 38.413.4T9260.982010
DENIS J081730.0-615520 Carina 8h 17m 30.01s−61° 55 15.813.616.1T6440.942010
DENIS J082303.1−491201A Vela 8h 23m 3.13s−49° 12 1.367L1.5442006
DENIS J082303.1−491201B Vela 8h 23m 3.13s−49° 12 1.367L5.5282006
2MASSW J0920122+351742 Lynx 9h 20m 12.23s35° 17 42.995L6.52000
2MASSI J0937347+293142 Leo 9h 37m 34.87s29° 31 40.920.0T6p420.942002
2MASS 0939−2448 Antlia 9h 39m 35.48s−24° 48 27.916.8317.4T8320.952005
Luhman 16B Vela 10h 49m 18.91s−53° 19 106.516T1431.022013
Luhman 16A Vela 10h 49m 18.91s−53° 19 106.516L8401.012013
DENIS-P J1058.7−1548 Crater 10h 58m 47.87s−15° 48 17.214.15549L3641.001997
Cha 110913-773444 Chamaeleon 11h 9m 14s–77° 34 4521.59163L81.82005
OTS 44 Chamaeleon 11h 10m 12s–76° 32 13554M9.5V152005
2MASS J11145133−2618235 Hydra 11h 14m 51.33s−26° 18 23.515.8618.2T7.5330.962005
DENIS-P J1228.2-1547 Corvus 12h 28m 15.23s−15° 47 34.214.3866L51999
2M 1237+6526 Draco 12h 37m 39.19s65° 26 14.816.0545.6T6.5410.942003
Kelu-1A Hydra 13h 5m 40.2s−25° 41 661L2630.981997
Kelu-1B Hydra 13h 5m 40.2s−25° 41 661L4580.981997
LHS 2924 Boötes 14h 28m 43.23s+33° 10 39.119.7438.5M9V761.06
CFBDSIR 1458+10A Boötes 14h 58m 29.0s+10° 13 4319.83104T911.11.52010
CFBDSIR 1458+10B Boötes 14h 58m 29.0s+10° 13 4321.85104Y091.32010
TVLM 513-46546 Boötes 15h 1m 8.18s+22° 50 215.0935.1M8.5V751.05n/a
2MASS 1503+2525 Boötes 15h 3m 19.61s25° 25 19.620.7T5440.942003
2MASS 1507−1627 Libra 15h 7m 47.69s−16° 27 38.61923.9L5600.992000
SDSSp J162414.37+002915.6 Serpens 16h 24m 14.36s0° 29 15.836T6430.941999
LSR J1835+3259 Lyra 18h 35m 37.9s32° 59 54.518.2718.5M8.5771.072003
PSO J318.5−22 Capricornus 21h 14m 8.02s−22° 51 35.880L7VL-G6.51.532013
2MASS J21392676+0220226 Aquarius 21h 39m 26.77s2° 20 22.714.7132.1T1.5460.96n/a
2MASS J22282889-4310262 Grus 22h 28m 28.89s−43° 10 26.215.6635T6420.942013
WISE 0146+4234 Andromeda 1h 46m 56.66s42° 34 10.018.7120.5Y02010
WISE 0226-0211 Cetus 2h 26m 24s−2° 11 42.5118.9491T72010
WISE 0313+7807 Cepheus 3h 13m 26.02s78° 7 44.417.6528T8.52010
WISE 0316+4307 Perseus 3h 16m 24.35s43° 7 9.1106.3T82010
WISE 0350-5658 Reticulum 3h 50m 0.32s−56° 58 30.222.817.7Y12010
WISE 0359-5401 Reticulum 3h 59m 34.06s−54° 1 54.621.5619.2Y02010
WISE 0410+1502 Taurus 4h 10m 22.79s15° 2 47.4719.2520Y061.172010
WISE 0458+6434A Camelopardalis 4h 58m 53.93s64° 34 52.7217.5035.9T8.5154.22010
WISE 0458+6434B Camelopardalis 4h 58m 53.93s64° 34 52.7218.4835.9T9.5103.82010
WISE 0535-7500 Mensa 5h 35m 16.8s−75° 0 24.921.147Y12010
WISE 0607+2429 Gemini 6h 7m 38.65s24° 29 53.514.2225.4L82010
WISE 0647-6232 Pictor 6h 47m 23.23s−62° 32 39.722.6528Y12010
WISE 0713-2917 Canis Major 7h 13m 22.55s−29° 17 51.919.6423.2Y02010
WISE 0734-7157 Volans 7h 34m 44.02s−71° 57 44.020.4134.9Y02010
WISE 1217+1626A Coma Berenices 12h 17m 56.96s16° 26 39.9818.5934.2T9122010
WISE 1217+1626B Coma Berenices 12h 17m 56.96s16° 26 39.9820.2634.2Y062010
WISE 1405+5534 Ursa Major 14h 5m 18.27s55° 34 21.2220.225.3Y0 pec300.862010
WISE 1506+7027 Ursa Minor 15h 6m 49.89s70° 27 36.2314.3311.1T62010
WISE 1541-2250 Libra 15h 41m 51.57s−22° 50 25.0321.1620Y0.52010
WISE 1639-6847 Triangulum Australe 16h 39m 40.83s−68° 47 38.616.3Y02010
WISE 1711+3500 Hercules 17h 11m 4.59s35° 0 36.7317.8960.3T82010
WISE 1738+2732 Hercules 17h 38m 35.54s27° 32 58.7819.4720Y02010
WISE 1741+2553 Hercules 17h 41m 24.22s25° 53 18.9616.5318.9T92010
WISE 1828+2650 Lyra 18h 28m 31.10s26° 50 37.7923.5736Y22010
WISE 1841+7000 Draco 18h 41m 24.75s70° 0 38.5417.24131.1T52010
WISE 1952+7240 Draco 19h 52m 46.61s72° 40 0.6115.0944.4T42010
WISE 2056+1459 Delphinus 20h 56m 28.88s14° 59 53.6819.2124.5Y02010
WISE 2220-3628 Grus 22h 20m 55.31s−36° 28 17.420.3826.4Y02010
WISEA 1101+5400 Ursa Major 11h 01m 25.95s+54° 00′ 52.8″111T5.52017
2M1510 Libra 15h 10m 47.47s−28° 18′ 18.3″120M9γ+M9γ2002

Former brown dwarfs

Star Constellation Right
ascension
Declination App.
mag.
Distance (ly) Spectral
type
Brown dwarf Mass
(MJ)
Radius
(RJ)
Orbital
period

(d)
Semimajor
axis

(AU)
Ecc. Discovery year
L 34-26 Chamaeleon 07h 49m 12.71s–76° 42 06.535.6M3Ve [22] COCONUTS-2b 6.3+1.5
−1.9
4000000007506+5205
2060
2011

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An ultra-cool dwarf is a stellar or sub-stellar object that has an effective temperature lower than 2,700 K . This category of dwarf stars was introduced in 1997 by J. Davy Kirkpatrick, Todd J. Henry, and Michael J. Irwin. It originally included very low mass M-dwarf stars with spectral types of M7 but was later expanded to encompass stars ranging from the coldest known to brown dwarfs as cool as spectral type T6.5. Altogether, ultra-cool dwarfs represent about 15% of the astronomical objects in the stellar neighborhood of the Sun. One of the best known examples is TRAPPIST-1.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">BD+29 5007</span> Star in the constellation Pegasus.

BD+29 5007 is a K-type star, located 77 light-years in the constellation Pegasus. It has a large-separation companion that was identified in 2016. The pair was identified to be a possible member of the 45+15
−5
million years old Argus association, though this is disputed.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">GALEX J2339–0424</span> GALEX J2339–0424 is a white dwarf in the constellation Aquarius.

GALEX J2339–0424 is a white dwarf that is suspected to be polluted with material originating from an icy exomoon. This is evident from the first detection of beryllium in this white dwarf, together with GD 378.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">WD 2317+1830</span> WD 2317+1830 is a white dwarf in the constellation Pegasus

WD 2317+1830 is one of the first white dwarfs with lithium detected in its atmosphere. The white dwarf is surrounded by a debris disk and is actively accreting material. Researchers suggest that the presence of alkali metals indicates the accretion of crust material. Another work however cautions to use alkali metals as a single indicator of crust material. They suggest that such objects could be polluted by mantle material instead. An analysis in 2024 finds that the abundance of lithium is in agreement with Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) and galactic nucleosynthesis. WD 2317+1830 likely was a star with sub-solar metallicity, which is evident from its old age, as well as from its thick disk or halo kinematics. This low metallicity means that the planetesimals that formed around this old white dwarf had a composition more similar to BBN abundances. The lithium-enhancement is not in agreement with the accretion of terrestrial continental crust material. The accretion of an exotic exoplanet is not ruled out, but the accretion of a primitive planetesimal is more likely. The accretion of an exomoon as a lithium source is excluded.

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