Star LP 923-15

Red dwarf LP 923-15 is located 61 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M4, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

LP 923-15

Red dwarf, High proper motion star

Spectral class: M4

Location

Right ascension: 18h 45m 57.843s

Declination: -28° 55' 57.723'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 53.207

Sun distance: 61.299 ly | 18.8 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 30 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 30 % R Sun (estimate)

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 12.6

Absolute magnitude (V): 11.2

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).

More about LP 923-15

       LP 923-15 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
LTT 7434, Gliese 4074, GJ 4074, 2MASS J18455748-2855533, TIC 465961963, WISEA J184557.70-285556.1, Gaia DR3 4071372539860350464

External sources

Simbad database (LP 923-15)

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

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 4071372539860350464)

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.

Closest stars

TYC 6871-112-1	-	3.5 ly
CD-27 13268	-	4.4 ly
LP 923-18	-	6.2 ly
CE 515	-	7 ly
Gaia DR2 6733860940302404864	-	7 ly

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