2MASS J04442713+2512164

2M0444

2M0444 is the bright red "star" in the center of this PanSTARRS image.
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Taurus
Right ascension 04h 44m 27.143s
Declination +25° 12 16.44
Apparent magnitude (V) 17.65±0.38
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage brown dwarf
Spectral type M7.25e±0.25
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: +5.760±0.067 mas/yr
Dec.: −19.848±0.045 mas/yr
Parallax (π)6.9855±0.0603 mas
Distance467 ± 4 ly
(143 ± 1 pc)
Details
Mass0.045 M,
0.043–0.092 M
Mass47 MJ,
45–96 MJup
Luminosity (bolometric)0.028 L
Temperature2838 K
Rotation4.4300 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)12±2 km/s
Age1 Myr
Other designations
IRAS 04414+2506, IRAS S04414+2506, 2MASS J04442713+2512164, EPIC 247915927, SSTtau 044427.1+251216, TIC 125977598, UGCS J044427.14+251216.3, WISE J044427.14+251216.3, Gaia DR2 147441558642852736
Database references
SIMBADdata

2MASS J04442713+2512164 (2M0444, IRAS 04414+2506) is a brown dwarf in the Taurus Molecular Cloud. It is surrounded by a protoplanetary disk, which is resolved by multiple observatories. It is one of the brightest brown dwarf disks in millimeter wavelengths.

IRAS 04414+2506 was first identified as a good pre-main sequence star with IRAS in 1994, resembling a class II disk. In 2004 it was identified as the 2MASS source J04442713+2512164 and identified as a brown dwarf as part of the Taurus Cloud for the first time by Kevin Luhman.