Star Luytens Star
Red dwarf Luytens Star is located 12 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class M3.5 V, that has 26 % of solar mass.
There are multiple known exoplanets in this system.
More about Luytens Star
Nearby star Luytens Star is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 40 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3277 K (3004 °C), which is about 57 % of Sun's temperature.
Luytens Star can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
Gliese 273, GJ 273, GCTP1755, BD +05°1668, G 089-019, LHS 33, LTT 12021, LFT 527, Vys 17, HIC 36208, HIP 36208, Gaia EDR3 3139847906307949696
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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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Right ascension: 7h 27m 25.115s
Declination: 5° 12' 33.778'' (equatorial region)
Parallax: 264.127
Sun distance: 12.348 ly | 3.8 pc
Temperature: 3277 K | 0.57 T Sun
Age: 8.5 billions years | 1.85 Sun
Luminosity: 0.003 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.9
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