★ Star Ross 188 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf Ross 188 is located 50.2 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M5V, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

Ross 188

Red dwarf (spectral class M5V)

Mass: 0.15 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.19 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 13.48

(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 Ross 188

      Nearby star Ross 188 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.

Other designations of this star
LHS 3559, GJ 792, Gliese 792, Gaia EDR3 2064100569188230144

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (Ross 188)

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2064100569188230144)

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)


3.3	G 209-38	0 M_☉

5.1	BD+40 883	0 M_☉ 0 M_☉

7	G 212-5	0 M_☉

7.1	LSPM J2049+3336	0 M_☉

9.3	GAT 1383	0 M_☉

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