★ Star LP 938-71 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf LP 938-71 is located 36.9 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M8.0V , that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

LP 938-71

Red dwarf (spectral class M8.0V )

Temperature: 2600 K | 0.45 T Sun

Apparent magnitude (V): 18.57

(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 938-71

      Nearby star LP 938-71 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.  Temperature in its outer envelope is around 2600 K (2327 °C), which is about 45 % of Suns temperature.

Other designations of this star
DENIS J010250.6-373744, LHS 132, 2MASS J01025100-3737438, NLTT 3459, TIC 180724005, WISEA J010252.38-373741.0, Gaia EDR3 4989399774745144448

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (LP 938-71)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4989399774745144448)

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)


3.9	2MASS J0050-3322	0 M_☉

4.8	Gliese 3049	0.2 M_☉

6.6	CD-28 302	0 M_☉

7.8	G 269-106	0 M_☉

8.1	RGO 7809	0 M_☉

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