Star Gliese 2066
Red dwarf Gliese 2066 is located 29 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class M2 V, that has 46 % of solar mass.
For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
More about Gliese 2066
Nearby star Gliese 2066 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 3568 K (3295 °C), which is about 62 % of Sun's temperature.
Gliese 2066 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
HIP 40501, HIC 40501 G 113-20, NLTT 19217, Gaia EDR3 3089711447388931584
External sources
Simbad database (G 113-20)
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: 8h 16m 7.581s
Declination: 1° 18' 10.234'' (equatorial region)
Parallax: 111.87
Sun distance: 29.155 ly | 8.9 pc
Temperature: 3568 K | 0.62 T Sun
Luminosity: 0.02 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 10.1
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