Star Gliese 842
Red dwarf Gliese 842 is located 38 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class M0.5V, that has 58 % of solar mass.
For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
More about Gliese 842
Nearby star Gliese 842 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 70 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3649 K (3376 °C), which is about 63 % of Sun's temperature.
Gliese 842 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope.
Other designations of this star
LHS 3741, DENIS J215934.4-594509, GJ 842, CD-60 7821, HIC 108569, HIP 108569, LFT 1672, L 165-2, LTT 8780, NLTT 52576, 2MASS J21593479-5945104, TIC 394015919, TYC 8820-224-1, WISEA J215935.92-594511.3, Gaia EDR3 6409685433069148288
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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: 21h 59m 36.585s
Declination: -59° 45' 12.142'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax: 86.561
Sun distance: 37.679 ly | 11.6 pc
Temperature: 3649 K | 0.63 T Sun
Luminosity: 0.05 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.7
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