Star L 159-126

Red dwarf L 159-126 is located 54 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M4e, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

Sun distance
54 light years

L 159-126

Red dwarf (spectral class M4e)

Mass: 0.24 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.25 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 12.97

(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 L 159-126

      Nearby star L 159-126 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

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (L 159-126)

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)


1.8	Smethells 22	0 M_☉

4.4	L 160-5	0 M_☉

5	UCAC4 109-117694	0 M_☉

5.6	UCAC3 42-239515	0 M_☉

6.1	SCR J1826-6542	0 M_☉

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