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Gliese 4248
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Star Gliese 4248

Red dwarf Gliese 4248 is located 25 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M3V, that has 20 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
25 light years

Gliese 4248

Red dwarf, High proper motion star
Spectral class: M3V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 22h 2m 30.466s
Declination iconDeclination: -37° 4' 54.981'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 130.419
Distance iconSun distance: 25.008 ly | 7.7 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 20 % M Sun | 210 M Jupiter
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Size: 20 % R Sun | 2 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 3425 K | 0.59 T Sun

Photometry

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35
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 4248 system structure

Gliese 4248
More about Gliese 4248
Nearby star Gliese 4248 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 3425 K (3152 °C), which is about 59 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 4248 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
Luyten 499-56, L 499-56, LHS 3746, LP 983-71, LTT 8811, Gaia EDR3 6575069780231675264
External sources
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Simbad database (L 499-56)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 6575069780231675264)
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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