Star HD 115953

Binary star HD 115953 is located 30 light years away from the Sun. It consists of 2 red dwarf stars. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

HD 115953 B

Red dwarf

Basic characteristic

HD 115953 A

Red dwarf

Spectral class: M2V

Location

Right ascension: 13h 19m 45.554s

Declination: 47° 46' 40.906'' (northern hemisphere)

Parallax: 109.98

Sun distance: 29.656 ly | 9.1 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 50 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 40 % R Sun (estimate)

Temperature: 3751 K | 0.65 T Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 8.5

Absolute magnitude (V): 8.7

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).

HD 115953 system structure

	HD 115953 B
	HD 115953 A

More about HD 115953

Nearby star HD 115953 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium.

       HD 115953 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
BD+48 2108B, HU 644B, ADS 8862 B, GJ 508 B, TYC 3460-2162-2, HU 644A, CHR 193, ADS 8862 A, BD+48 2108A, GJ 508 A, TYC 3460-2162-1, Gliese 508 A

External sources

Simbad database (HD 115953)

Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

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BD+47 2112	-	8 ly

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