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Star Gliese 1138

Red dwarf Gliese 1138 is located 32 light years away from the Sun. It is suspected double or multiple star of spectral class M5 V, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
32 light years

Gliese 1138

Spectral class: M5 V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 10h 49m 44.716s
Declination iconDeclination: 35° 32' 34.33'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 102.752
Distance iconSun distance: 31.742 ly | 9.7 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 20 % M Sun | 178.1 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 20 % R Sun | 2.1 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 3161 K | 0.55 T Sun

Photometry

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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).

Gliese 1138 system structure

Gliese 1138
More about Gliese 1138
Nearby star Gliese 1138 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 20 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3161 K (2888 °C), which is about 55 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 1138 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope. 
Other designations of this star
LHS 293, LFT 740, L 1545-74, LP 263-29, LTT 12885, NLTT 25434, G 146-67, 2MASS J10494561+3532515, GJ 1138, G 119-36, Gaia EDR3 750586216906847104
External sources
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Simbad database (G 119-36)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 750586216906847104)
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

Gliese 1134
- 1.8 ly

Xi Ursae Majoris Aa
0.97 M☉ 4.8 ly

61 Ursae Majoris
0.85 M☉ 5.8 ly

Argelanders Star
0.66 M☉ 7.1 ly

Gliese 450
0.49 M☉ 7.3 ly
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