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LP 196-17

Star LP 196-17

Red dwarf LP 196-17 is located 72 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M5V, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

Sun distance
72 light years

LP 196-17

Red dwarf, High proper motion star

Spectral class: M5V

Location +

Right ascension: 1h 58m 45.781s

Declination: 40° 49' 43.45'' (northern hemisphere)

Parallax: 44.996

Sun distance: 72.485 ly | 22.2 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 20 % M Sun

(estimate)

Size: 20 % R Sun

(estimate)

Photometry

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

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

More about LP 196-17

Nearby star LP 196-17 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium.

       LP 196-17 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
Gaia EDR3 345680648977744896

External sources

Simbad database (LP 196-17)

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

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 345680648977744896)

Archive from the Gaia mission

Class of stars Red dwarf

Red dwarfs are small, relatively cool, reddish stars. They are by far the most common type of star in the solar neighborhood. Their mass typically ranges from about 8% to 50% of the Sun's mass.

Closest stars

WISE J014656.66+423410.0	-	3.7 ly
LSR J0155+3758	-	7.3 ly
EGGR 16	-	7.4 ly
G 133-48	-	7.4 ly
GD 25	-	7.5 ly

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