The nearest Stars: Luyten's Star, BD+51668 (original) (raw)

An unimpressive red dwarf.

Constellation: Monoceros
Distance: 12.39 light-years
Spectral class: M3.5n
Visual magnitude: 9.84
Luminosity: 0.00145 * Sun
Mass: 0.16 * Sun
Diameter: 0.38 * Sun
Radial velocity: 18.2 km/sec

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Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey