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WT 766

Star WT 766

Red dwarf WT 766 is located 50 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M4.5, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

Sun distance
50 light years

WT 766

Red dwarf, High proper motion star

Spectral class: M4.5

Location +

Right ascension: 21h 1m 7.396s

Declination: -49° 7' 25.074'' (southern hemisphere)

Parallax: 65.65

Sun distance: 49.681 ly | 15.2 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 20 % M Sun

(estimate)

Size: 20 % R Sun

(estimate)

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 13.3

Absolute magnitude (V): 12.4

Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

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

More about WT 766

       WT 766 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

External sources

Simbad database (WT 766)

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

Class of stars Red dwarf

Red dwarfs are small, relatively cool, reddish stars. They are by far the most common type of star in the solar neighborhood. Their mass typically ranges from about 8% to 50% of the Sun's mass.

Closest stars

Gliese 833	0.77 M☉	5.3 ly
CD-44 14334	-	5.4 ly
SCR J2105-5503	-	5.8 ly
Gaia EDR3 6478328150150225664	-	5.9 ly
WT 765	-	6.2 ly

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