Star LP 388-55

Red dwarf LP 388-55 is located 29 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M7.5+L0, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

LP 388-55

Red dwarf, Low-mass star

Spectral class: M7.5+L0

Location

Right ascension: 17h 35m 12.868s

Declination: 26° 34' 49.573'' (northern hemisphere)

Parallax: 110.7

Sun distance: 29.463 ly | 9 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 10 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 10 % R Sun (estimate)

Photometry

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 388-55 system structure

LP 388-55

More about LP 388-55

       LP 388-55 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere.

External sources

Simbad database (LP 388-55)

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

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

Mu Herculis Aa	1.1 M☉	2.6 ly
WISE 1804+3117	-	4.2 ly
Gliese 686	0.42 M☉	4.8 ly
Gliese 669	-	5.9 ly
Gliese 649	0.51 M☉	6.4 ly

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