★ Star SCR J0740-4257 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf SCR J0740-4257 is located 26 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M4.5 , that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

SCR J0740-4257

Red dwarf (spectral class M4.5 )

Mass: 0.18 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.21 R Sun (estimate)

Temperature: 3102 K | 0.54 T Sun

Apparent magnitude (V): 13.83

(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 SCR J0740-4257

      Nearby star SCR J0740-4257 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.  SCR J0740-4257                   is about 20 % of the size of Sun and temperature in its outer envelope is around 3102 K (2829 °C), which is about 54 % of Suns temperature.

Other designations of this star
UCAC4 236-016971, 2MASS J07401183-4257406, PM J07401-4257, TIC 123480394, Gaia EDR3 5535361753834861312

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (SCR J0740-4257 )

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 5535361753834861312)

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)


1.7	2MASS 0729-3954	0.04 M_☉

3.5	Gliese 257	0.25 M_☉ 0.24 M_☉

7.5	Gliese 318	0.45 M_☉

8.2	WISE J071322.55-291751.9	0 M_☉

9.8	AP Columbae	0.25 M_☉

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