★ Star G 261-6 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf G 261-6 is located 34.7 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M6V , that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

G 261-6

Red dwarf (spectral class M6V )

Mass: 0.13 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.16 R Sun (estimate)

(No known exoplanets yet)

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

More about G 261-6

      Nearby star G 261-6 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
LHS 3461, GJ 1238, Gliese 1238, LP 25-636, 2MASS J19241634+7533121, NLTT 47831, TIC 420130591, WISEA J192417.32+753318.0, Gaia EDR3 2289304297045379456

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (G 261-6)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2289304297045379456)

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

Distance (Light Years)		Mass (Solar mass)


8.1	LAWD 73	0 M_☉

8.8	Chi Draconis	1.03 M_☉ 0.75 M_☉

9	2MASS J14053729+8350248	0 M_☉

9.2	G 259-15	0 M_☉

9.7	HR 9038 Aa	0.7 M_☉ 0 M_☉ 0.67 M_☉

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