Star Kapteyns star
Cool subdwarf Kapteyns star is located 13 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class M1VIp, that has 27 % of solar mass.
There are multiple known exoplanets in this system.
More about Kapteyns star
Nearby star Kapteyns star is approximately 30 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3698 K (3425 °C), which is about 64 % of Sun's temperature.
Kapteyns star can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
Gliese 191, GJ 191, VZ Pictoris, HD 33793, CD-45°1841, CP(D)-44°612, SAO 217223, LHS 29, LTT 2200, LFT 395, GCTP 1181, HIP 24186, Gaia EDR3 4810594479418041856
External sources
Simbad database (HD 33793)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Right ascension: 5h 11m 50.393s
Declination: -45° 2' 37.726'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax: 254.199
Sun distance: 12.831 ly | 3.9 pc
Temperature: 3698 K | 0.64 T Sun
Age: 11 billions years | 2.39 Sun
Luminosity: 0.012 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 8.9
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