Two Brown Dwarfs in Our Backyard
WISE J104915.57-531906, center of the larger image, was taken by the NASA WISE. This is the closest star system discovered since 1916, and the third closest to our sun. It is 6.5 light-years away.
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NASA ID
PIA16872
Date Created
March 11, 2013
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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