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W1935

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  • W1935 is a brown dwarf star that is 47 light-years away from Earth.
  • It is the 1st auroral candidate outside of the solar system that has been identified through methane emission signatures.
  • It is also the coldest auroral candidate outside of our solar system, with a temperature of about 400 degrees Fahrenheit (200 degrees Celsius).

Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope discovered W1935.

Global South

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BRICS Grouping

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