Star LP 791-3

Red dwarf LP 791-3 is located 42 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

LP 791-3

Red dwarf, High proper motion star

Location

Right ascension: 10h 44m 28.462s

Declination: -18° 38' 13.757'' (equatorial region)

Parallax: 77.394

Sun distance: 42.142 ly | 12.9 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 20 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 20 % R Sun (estimate)

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 14.5

Absolute magnitude (V): 13.9

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).

LP 791-3 system structure

LP 791-3

More about LP 791-3

       LP 791-3 can be found in southern 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 3555173782156353536

External sources

Simbad database (LP 791-3)

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

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 3555173782156353536)

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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WT 1827	-	7.1 ly
HD 98712	-	7.2 ly

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