Bright white star in image has a spectrum

• by Budgieye moderator

  

  

  http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=1237672794495975458 SDSS J000145.59-042039.0

  

  http://skyserver.sdss3.org/dr8/en/get/specById.asp?id=2954468081667172352

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  http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?id=587747073271070756

  http://cas.sdss.org/dr7/en/tools/explore/obj.asp?sid=738823900837707776 dr7 spectrum

  nothing in the Forum

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  I was wondering why there is a spectrum taken.

  Primary target was supposed to be a brown dwarf. Well, this is obviously not a brown dwarf.

  spectrum analysis says F9 star, which I looked up to be a yellow-white dwarf. a main sequence star, small but hot.

  Posted July 16, 2014 6:33 AM