[1] CWISE J0506+0738 was first noticed as a high proper motion object in WISE data by volunteers of the citizen science project Backyard Worlds.

These volunteers are Austin Rothermich, Arttu Sainio, Sam Goodman, Dan Caselden, and Martin Kabatnik.

Near- and mid-infrared photometry were collected by the project team of astronomers, led by Adam C. Schneider (USNO).

CWISE J0506+0738 does not fit with any field L-dwarf and has stronger water vapor absorption when compared to the L7-standard, which is a sign of low surface gravity.

Additionally CWISE J0506+0738 shows absorption features likely due to the presence of methane, potentially making this object a T-dwarf.