Star WT 460

Binary star WT 460 is located 30 light years away from the Sun. It consists of a red dwarf and a brown dwarf. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

WT 460 A

Red dwarf

Spectral class: M5.5e

Location

Right ascension: 14h 11m 58.905s

Declination: -41° 32' 22.999'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 109.732

Sun distance: 29.723 ly | 9.1 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 10 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 20 % 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).

WT 460 B

Brown dwarf

Spectral class: L1

Basic characteristic

Mass: 8 % M Sun | 83.8 M Jupiter (estimate)

WT 460 system structure

	WT 460 A
	WT 460 B

More about WT 460

       WT 460 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 J14115998-4132211, DENIS J141159.9-413221, TIC 179615113, WDS J14120-4132AB, WISEA J141159.27-413222.5, Gaia EDR3 6109949904687424640

Closest stars

L 403-31	-	2.9 ly
SIPS J1259-4336	-	7.9 ly
SSSPM J1358-3938	-	8.2 ly
Gliese 480.1	0 M☉	8.9 ly
2MASS J1425-3650	-	9.5 ly

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