Star AN Sextantis
Red dwarf AN Sextantis is located 25 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class M2 V, that has 56 % of solar mass.
For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
More about AN Sextantis
Nearby star AN Sextantis is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 60 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3610 K (3337 °C), which is about 62 % of Sun's temperature.
AN Sextantis can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
Gliese 382, HIP 49986, HIC 49986, G 162-25, G 53-29, LTT 3734, V* AN Sex, BD-03 2870, NLTT 23680, MCC 569, 2MASS J10121768-0344441, Gaia EDR3 3828238392559860992
External sources
Simbad database (V* AN Sex)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
Class of stars Red dwarf
Red dwarfs are small reddish stars, that are by far the most common type of star in solar neighborhood. Their mass is usually between 10 and 50 % of solar mass.
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Right ascension: 10h 12m 17.508s
Declination: -3° 44' 48.291'' (equatorial region)
Parallax: 129.754
Sun distance: 25.136 ly | 7.7 pc
Temperature: 3610 K | 0.62 T Sun
Luminosity: 0.068 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.3
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