L and T type dwarfs

GPTKB entity

Statements (32)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf stellar classification
gptkbp:color red to infrared
gptkbp:composition gptkb:helium
hydrogen
trace metals
gptkbp:discoveredBy astronomers in late 20th century
gptkbp:feature water vapor absorption
alkali metal lines
cloudless atmospheres (T type)
cool atmospheres
dust clouds (L type)
metal hydride absorption (L type)
methane absorption (T type)
molecular absorption bands
no sustained hydrogen fusion
transition objects between stars and planets
gptkbp:firstLTypeDiscovered GD 165B
gptkbp:firstTTypeDiscovered gptkb:Gliese_229B
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label L and T type dwarfs
gptkbp:location gptkb:Milky_Way
gptkbp:luminosity very low
gptkbp:notableExample gptkb:Gliese_229B
2MASS J1507-1627
gptkbp:observedBy infrared telescopes
gptkbp:range 13–80 Jupiter masses
gptkbp:spectralType L
T
gptkbp:subclassOf white dwarf
gptkbp:temperature 1300–2500 K (L type)
600–1300 K (T type)
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:2MASS_survey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7