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MCC 188
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Star MCC 188

Red dwarf MCC 188 is located 36 light years away from the Sun. It is suspected double or multiple star of spectral class M3Ve, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
36 light years

MCC 188

Red dwarf, flare star, Spectroscopic binary
Spectral class: M3Ve

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 18h 55m 27.513s
Declination iconDeclination: 8° 24' 7.926'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 89.906
Distance iconSun distance: 36.277 ly | 11.1 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 40 % M Sun | 377.1 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 40 % R Sun | 4.1 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 3431 K | 0.59 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 10.2
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 10
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10
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20
25
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35
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).

MCC 188 system structure

MCC 188
More about MCC 188
Nearby star MCC 188 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 3431 K (3158 °C), which is about 59 % of Sun's temperature.
       MCC 188 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
GJ 735, Gliese 735, AC +08 142-393, 2E 4160, GCRV 68818, HIC 92871, HIP 92871, IRAS 18530+0820, JP11 5167, 2MASS J18552740+0824090, TIC 102107794, TYC 1039-1079-1, V* V1285 Aql, VVO 105, Gaia EDR3 4310275491469537152
External sources
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Simbad database (MCC 188)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4310275491469537152)
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

Gliese 740
0.58 M☉ 1.6 ly

V* V816 Her
- 4 ly

Gaia EDR3 4269379774976572160
- 4.1 ly

G 22-26
- 4.5 ly

2MASS J19251275+0700362
- 4.8 ly
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