★ Star LP 840-16 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf LP 840-16 is located 54.5 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M2.0, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

LP 840-16

Red dwarf (spectral class M2.0)

Mass: 0.44 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.43 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.40

(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 840-16

      Nearby star LP 840-16 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
Gaia EDR3 2927791352138805504

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (LP 840-16)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2927791352138805504)

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)


4.7	DENIS J0652-2534	0 M_☉

4.8	LP 839-29	0 M_☉

6.6	L 597-18	0 M_☉

7.1	Gliese 259	0 M_☉

7.1	Gaia EDR3 2926756814770728064	0 M_☉

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