★ Star LP 838-16 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf LP 838-16 is located 37.2 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M3, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

LP 838-16

Red dwarf (spectral class M3)

Mass: 0.36 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.37 R Sun (estimate)

Temperature: 3402 K | 0.59 T Sun

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.88

(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 LP 838-16

      Nearby star LP 838-16 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.  LP 838-16 is about 40 % of the size of Sun and temperature in its outer envelope is around 3402 K (3129 °C), which is about 59 % of Suns temperature.

Other designations of this star
Gaia EDR3 2911981886751531648

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (LP 838-16)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2911981886751531648)

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)


7.9	2MASS J0559-1404	0 M_☉

8.1	LP 779-34	0 M_☉

8.8	LP 837-53	0 M_☉

8.9	Gamma Leporis	1.23 M_☉ 0.82 M_☉

9.5	CD-35 2213	0 M_☉

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