The nearest Stars: Luyten 1159-16 (original) (raw)

A small red dwarf.

Constellation: Aries
Distance: 14.6 light-years
Spectral class: M4.4
Visual magnitude: 12.28
Luminosity: 0.00021 * Sun
Mass: 0.089 * Sun
Radial velocity: -31 km/sec

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Luyten 1159-16
Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey