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WISEPC J150649.97+702736.0 (designation abbreviated to WISE 1506+7027 or WISE J1506+7027) is a brown dwarf of spectral class T6 located in constellation Ursa Minor. Being 11.1+2.3−1.3 light-years from Earth it is one of the Sun’s nearest neighbors. Brown dwarfs closer to the Sun include Luhman 16 and WISE 0855–0714. Other brown dwarfs that may be closer to the Sun include ε Indi Ba and ε Indi Bb at 11.8 light-years and WISE 0350-5658 at 12.1+5.2−1.3 light-years.

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