Star Gaia DR2 5956044179742203520

Red dwarf Gaia DR2 5956044179742203520 is located 68 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

Gaia DR2 5956044179742203520

Red dwarf

Location

Right ascension: 17h 57m 46.25s

Declination: -44° 19' 20.224'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 47.623

Sun distance: 68.487 ly | 21 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 10 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 20 % R Sun (estimate)

(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

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).

More about Gaia DR2 5956044179742203520

      Gaia DR2 5956044179742203520 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 5956044179742203520

External sources

Simbad database (Gaia DR2 5956044179742203520)

Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 5956044179742203520)

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.

Closest stars

Gaia EDR3 6724003200082572928	-	3.6 ly
DENIS J175656.1-480509	-	4.5 ly
Gaia EDR3 6724002272369481216	-	6.7 ly
Lambda Arae	1.4 M☉	7 ly
UCAC4 255-127240	-	7.1 ly

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