WISE 1506+7027
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WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0 is a brown dwarf of spectral class T6, located in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is the nearest known star or brown dwarf in this constellation. It is one of the Sun's nea
WISE 1506+7027 with the legacy surveys
Ursa Minor
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Ursa Minor, also known as the Little Bear, is a constellation located in the far northern sky. As with the Great Bear, the tail of the Little Bear may also be seen as the handle of a ladle, hence the
WISE 1506+7027
…J150649.97+702736.0 (designation abbreviated to WISE 1506+7027, or WISE J1506+7027) is a brown dwarf of spectral class T6, located in the constellation Ursa Minor. It is the nearest known star or brown dwarf in this constellation. It is one of the Sun's nearest neighbors, at a distance of 16.85 light-years. Brown…
Ursa Minor as depicted in The Book of Fixed Stars, ca. 1009-1010. Unlike in western representations, the bear is drawn with its tail drooping down.
The constellation Ursa Minor showing the IAU boundaries, the constellation stick figure, and labels for its brightest stars. Astrophotograph by Eckhard Slawik, from NOIRLab's 88 Constellations project.
The constellation Ursa Minor as it can be seen by the naked eye (with connections and label added). Notice the seven stars of Ursa Major that form the Big Dipper and then make a line from the outermost Big Dipper stars (sometimes called the "pointers") to Polaris.
Ursa Minor and Ursa Major in relation to Polaris