Star WT 766

Red dwarf WT 766 is located 49.7 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.

Sun distance
49.7 light years

WT 766

Red dwarf (spectral class M4.5)

Mass: 0.18 M Sun (estimate)

Size: 0.21 R Sun (estimate)

Apparent magnitude (V): 13.33

(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 WT 766

      Nearby star WT 766 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

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (WT 766)

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)


5.3	Gliese 833	0.77 M_☉

5.4	CD-44 14334	0 M_☉

5.8	SCR J2105-5503	0 M_☉

5.9	Gaia EDR3 6478328150150225664	0 M_☉

6.2	WT 765	0 M_☉

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