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2MASS J00361617+1821104 (abbreviated to 2MASS 0036+1821) is a brown dwarf located in 28.6 light-years from Earth in the constellation Pisces. It was discovered in 2000 by I. Neill Reid et al.2MASS 0036+1821 is of spectral type L3.5 the surface temperature is 1300-2000 Kelvin. As with other brown dwarfs of spectral type L its spectrum is dominated of metal hydrides and alkali metals. Its position shifts due to its proper motion by 0.9071 arcseconds per year.

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