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CD-28 302
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Star CD-28 302

Red dwarf CD-28 302 is located 38 light years away from the Sun. It is suspected double or multiple star of spectral class M3V, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
38 light years

CD-28 302

Red dwarf, Spectroscopic binary
Spectral class: M3V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 0h 58m 29.507s
Declination iconDeclination: -27° 51' 30.186'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 84.979
Distance iconSun distance: 38.381 ly | 11.8 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 40 % M Sun | 377.1 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 40 % R Sun | 4.1 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 3402 K | 0.59 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 11.8
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 11.4
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K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

CD-28 302 system structure

CD-28 302
More about CD-28 302
Nearby star CD-28 302 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 40 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3402 K (3129 °C), which is about 59 % of Sun's temperature.
       CD-28 302 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope. 
Other designations of this star
Gaia EDR3 5032683355641241472
External sources
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Simbad database (CD-28 302)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 5032683355641241472)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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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