Star · M4.5 V
LP 261-75 A
LP 261-75 A is a main-sequence star of spectral type M4.5 V in the constellation Leo Minor, 110.9 light-years from the Sun. It is orbited by 1 confirmed exoplanet(s).
| Constellation | Leo Minor |
|---|---|
| Distance | 110.9 light-years (34.0 pc) |
| Apparent magnitude | magnitude 15.42 |
| Absolute magnitude | magnitude 12.76 |
| Spectral type | M4.5 V |
| Surface temperature | 3,140 K |
| Luminosity | 0.0082 L☉ |
| Radius | 0.308 R☉ |
| Mass | 0.22 M☉ |
| Age | 0.2 billion years |
| Right ascension (J2000) | 9h 51m 04.4s |
| Declination (J2000) | +35° 58′ 07″ |
| Space velocity (relative to the Sun) | 32.1 km/s |
In the sky
A telescope is needed to see it: its apparent magnitude is 15.42. Visible from the whole Northern Hemisphere and south to latitude 54° S. North of latitude 54° N it never sets. It stands highest at midnight in February, the best time to observe it.
Through a telescope from Earth
Light's journey
The light you see tonight set out around the year 1915. At the speed of Voyager 1, the fastest craft leaving the Solar System (16.9 km per second), the trip would take 2.0 million years.
The Sun seen from there
From a planet around LP 261-75 A, the Sun would look like a star of magnitude 7.49, in the direction where our sky has the constellation Piscis Austrinus. It would be invisible to the naked eye.
Planets
- LP 261-75 b 12.1 R⊕
Neighbours
Its nearest neighbours in the catalogue (within 20 light-years):
- HIP 49000 6.92 light-years
- HIP 48740 8.48 light-years
- SDSS J101327.96+352052.8 8.91 light-years
- HIP 46493 9.55 light-years
- Gl 343.1 12.1 light-years
- HIP 48629 14.3 light-years
- 2MASSW J0920122+351742 15.2 light-years
- HIP 45822 16.4 light-years
Stellar parameters from the NASA Exoplanet Archive; position and brightness from the HYG / AT-HYG catalogue.