Star SIPS J1259-4336

Red dwarf SIPS J1259-4336 is located 25 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M8: , that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

SIPS J1259-4336

Red dwarf, High proper motion star

Spectral class: M8:

Location

Right ascension: 12h 59m 6.396s

Declination: -43° 36' 28.669'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 129.429

Sun distance: 25.2 ly | 7.7 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).

SIPS J1259-4336 system structure

SIPS J1259-4336

More about SIPS J1259-4336

       SIPS J1259-4336 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
2MASS J12590470-4336243, TIC 248223026, WISEA J125905.84-433627.2, Gaia EDR3 6135947032490329472

External sources

Simbad database (SIPS J1259-4336)

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

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 6135947032490329472)

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 480.1	0 M☉	1.8 ly
Gliese 3737	0.18 M☉	4.4 ly
Gliese 479	0.43 M☉	7.3 ly
WT 460	-	7.9 ly
PM J11413-3624	-	8.3 ly

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