★ Star L 46-163 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf L 46-163 is located 55.5 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M2.5V, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

L 46-163

Red dwarf (spectral class M2.5V)

Mass: 0.41 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.43 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.87

(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 46-163

      Nearby star L 46-163 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 EDR3 6349915534307041152

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (L 46-163)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 6349915534307041152)

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)


3.7	LAWD 83	0 M_☉

6.6	PM J19296-7444	0 M_☉

7.4	SCR J2016-7531	0 M_☉

7.8	L 2-77	0 M_☉

7.8	CD-72 1700	0 M_☉

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