WISEA J120037.79−784508.3

WISEA J120037.79−784508.3, also called W1200−7845 or 2MASS J12003792−7845082, is a brown dwarf with a primordial disk 333.73 ± 3.13 lightyears from Earth in the 3.7+4.6−1.4 Myr-old ε Chamaeleontis (ε Cha) association, currently making it the closest known brown dwarf with an associated circumstellar disk. It was discovered by citizen scientists in 2020 volunteering for the Disk Detective project.

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WISEA J120037.79−784508.3

WISEA J120037.79−784508.3, also called W1200−7845 or 2MASS J12003792−7845082, is a brown dwarf with a primordial disk 333.73 ± 3.13 lightyears from Earth in the 3.7+4.6−1.4 Myr-old ε Chamaeleontis (ε Cha) association, currently making it the closest known brown dwarf with an associated circumstellar disk. It was discovered by citizen scientists in 2020 volunteering for the Disk Detective project.

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