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Star Ross 508

Red dwarf Ross 508 is located 37 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M4.92, that has 18 % of solar mass. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
Sun distance
37 light years
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Ross 508

Red dwarf (spectral class M4.92)

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 15h 23m 50.707s
Declination iconDeclination: 17° 27' 37.295'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 89.128
Distance iconSun distance: 36.594 ly | 11.2 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 17.7 % M Sun | 185 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 21 % R Sun | 2.1 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 3071 K | 0.53 T Sun

1 exoplanet

 Ross 508 b 0.05 AU 4 M⊕ 10.8 days

Photometry

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10
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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).
More about Ross 508
Nearby star Ross 508 is approximately 20 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3071 K (2798 °C), which is about 53 % of Sun's temperature.
      Ross 508 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.
Other designations of this star
LHS 396, G 137-2, G 136-103, GJ 585, Gliese 585, JP11 5158, LFT 1203, LTT 14584, 2MASS J15235112+1727569, NLTT 40124, TIC 400019820, WISEA J152350.85+172744.4, Gaia EDR3 1208695640675619584
External sources
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Simbad database (Ross 508)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 1208695640675619584)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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A Super-Earth Orbiting Near the Inner Edge of the Habitable Zone around the M4.5-dwarf Ross 508
Scientific study, 30. 06. 2022
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.
News from this star system
calendar icon02. 06 2022
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Article image:

New super-earth discovered on the edge of habitable zone of nearby red dwarf

Astronomers report discovery of a new exoplanet orbiting star Ross 508. This small red dwarf is 37 light years away, which is nearby in galactic terms. The exoplanet Ross 508 b is a super-earth 4 times more massive than our planet. It orbits its star once in 11 days, which puts it close to its habitable zone.

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