★ Star LP 987-23 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf LP 987-23 is located 50.2 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 987-23

Red dwarf (spectral class M3)

Mass: 0.35 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.38 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 12.55

(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 987-23

      Nearby star LP 987-23 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 2312376723918929920

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (LP 987-23)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2312376723918929920)

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)


2.6	G 267-11	0 M_☉

3.4	Gaia EDR3 2312821266302222720	0 M_☉

4.7	GR* 422	0 M_☉

6.6	LEHPM 5625	0 M_☉

8.2	APMPM J2331-2750	0 M_☉

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