Star Groombridge 1618
Orange star Groombridge 1618 is located 16 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single flare star of spectral class K7.5 V, that has 67 % of solar mass.
For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
More about Groombridge 1618
Nearby star Groombridge 1618 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 60 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 4215 K (3942 °C), which is about 73 % of Sun's temperature.
Groombridge 1618 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
Gliese 380, BD+50° 1725, HD 88230, HIP 49908, SAO 43223, LFT 696, IRAS 10082+4942, Gaia EDR3 823773494718931968
External sources
Simbad database (HD 88230)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Right ascension: 10h 11m 19.906s
Declination: 49° 27' 7.16'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax: 205.315
Sun distance: 15.886 ly | 4.9 pc
Temperature: 4215 K | 0.73 T Sun
Age: 6.6 billions years | 1.43 Sun
Luminosity: 0.46 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 6.6
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