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Star SCR J1746-3214

Red dwarf SCR J1746-3214 is located 39 light years away from the Sun. It is a single flare star of spectral class M5.1V, that has 12 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
39 light years

SCR J1746-3214

Red dwarf (spectral class M5.1V)
flare star

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 17h 46m 40.925s
Declination iconDeclination: -32° 14' 2.855'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 82.98
Distance iconSun distance: 39.305 ly | 12.1 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 12 % M Sun | 126 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 14.6 % R Sun | 1.5 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 2870 K | 0.5 T Sun
(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 15.6
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 15.2
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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 SCR J1746-3214
Nearby star SCR J1746-3214 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 10 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 2870 K (2597 °C), which is about 50 % of Sun's temperature.
      SCR J1746-3214 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
MKT J174641.0−321404, Gaia EDR3 4055579464064558592
External sources
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Simbad database (SCR J1746-3214)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4055579464064558592)
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

OGLE BLG-ECL-216148
- 3.8 ly

Gaia EDR3 4039831777499368960
- 3.8 ly

Gliese 2130
0.3 M☉ 6.8 ly

PM J17189-4131
- 7.6 ly

UCAC4 317-104829
- 8 ly
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