Astronomy Picture of the Day · August 30, 2011

The Coldest Brown Dwarf

The Astronomy Picture of the Day for August 30, 2011 is “The Coldest Brown Dwarf,” an image. It is credited to Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , WISE. The original explanation runs about 186 words.

From the explanation

“This cosmic snapshot composed with image data from NASA’s Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer ( WISE ) satellite captures a multitude of faint stars and distant galaxies toward the constellation Lyra at wavelengths longer than visible light. But the object circled at the center is not quite a star.”

— APOD editors, August 30, 2011

Read the full explanation on science.nasa.gov

At a glance

Date: August 30, 2011
Type: Image
Credit: Credit: NASA , JPL-Caltech , WISE
Copyright: No copyright notice on the entry. Check the credited institution’s own usage rules before reusing it.
Explanation length: About 186 words

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Source

Astronomy Picture of the Day, August 30, 2011 — science.nasa.gov/image-article/apod-2011-august-30-the-coldest-brown-dwarf

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