Star TWA 28

Red dwarf TWA 28 is located 193 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M9, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

TWA 28

Red dwarf

Spectral class: M9

Location

Right ascension: 11h 2m 9.749s

Declination: -34° 30' 35.795'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 16.879

Sun distance: 193.228 ly | 59.2 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 7 % M Sun | 73.3 M Jupiter (estimate)

Size: 26 % R Sun

Temperature: 2577 K | 0.45 T Sun

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).

TWA 28 system structure

TWA 28

More about TWA 28

Star TWA 28 is approximately 30 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 2577 K (2304 °C), which is about 45 % of Sun's temperature.

       TWA 28 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
Gaia DR3 5401822669314874240

External sources

Gaia database (Gaia DR3 5401822669314874240)

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.

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