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Star LHS 2090

Red dwarf LHS 2090 is located 21 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M6.5V, that has 9 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
21 light years

LHS 2090

Red dwarf, High proper motion star
Spectral class: M6.5V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 9h 0m 22.958s
Declination iconDeclination: 21° 49' 55.425'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 157.269
Distance iconSun distance: 20.739 ly | 6.4 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 9 % M Sun | 94 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 18 % R Sun | 1.8 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 2900 K | 0.5 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 16.1
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 17.1
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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).

LHS 2090 system structure

LHS 2090
More about LHS 2090
Nearby star LHS 2090 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 2900 K (2627 °C), which is about 50 % of Sun's temperature.
       LHS 2090 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope. 
Other designations of this star
LP 368-128, NLTT 20726, 2MASS J09002359+2150054, Gaia EDR3 685103912857072640
External sources
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Simbad database (LP 368-128)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 685103912857072640)
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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