★ Star LP 991-84 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf LP 991-84 is located 28.5 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M4.5V , that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

LP 991-84

Red dwarf (spectral class M4.5V )

Mass: 0.18 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.21 R Sun (estimate)

Temperature: 4500 K | 0.78 T Sun

Apparent magnitude (V): 14.40

(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 991-84

      Nearby star LP 991-84 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 991-84                        is about 20 % of the size of Sun and temperature in its outer envelope is around 4500 K (4227 °C), which is about 78 % of Suns temperature.

Other designations of this star
Gaia EDR3 4960651016012601856

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (LP 991-84 )

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4960651016012601856)

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.

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6	Gliese 3135	0 M_☉

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8.2	L 173-19	0 M_☉

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