Star Is Discovered to be a Close Neighbor of the Sun and the Coldest of Its Kind (3 of 3) (IMAGE)

Penn State

Star Is Discovered to be a Close Neighbor of the Sun and the Coldest of Its Kind (3 of 3)

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This image is an artist's conception of the brown dwarf WISE J085510.83-071442.5. The Sun is the bright star directly to the right of the brown dwarf.

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Robert Hurt/JPL, Janella Williams/Penn State University

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