Infrared detection of the cold brown dwarf (annotated) (IMAGE)

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Infrared detection of the cold brown dwarf (annotated)

Caption

An infrared image of the cold brown dwarf BDR J1750+3809 taken with Gemini North's acquisition camera for the Gemini Near-Infrared Spectrograph (GNIRS) and Gemini's Near InfraRed Imager and spectrograph (NIRI). The image is a color composite showing the infrared filters in chromatic order, which is why the brown dwarf appears blue. The image is a color composite showing the infrared filters in chromatic order, which is why the brown dwarf appears blue.

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International Gemini Observatory/NOIRLab/NSF/AURA/H. Vedantham/UKIRT Hemisphere Survey

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