- Luyten's Star
Starbox begin
name=Luyten's star Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
constell=Canis Minor
ra=07h 27m 24.5s
dec=+05° 13' 32"
appmag_v=9.85 Starbox character
class=M3.5V
b-v=1.57
u-b=1.15
variable=None Starbox astrometry
radial_v=+18.2
prop_mo_ra=571.27
prop_mo_dec=-3694.25
parallax=263.76
p_error=1.25
absmag_v=11.96 Starbox catalog
names=GCTP1755, BD +05°1668, GJ 273, Gl 089-019, LHS 33, LTT 12021, LFT 527, Vys 17, HIP 36208.Luyten's Star (GJ 273 Recons) is a
red dwarf at a distance of around 12.36 light-years. It is approximately a quarter the mass of theSun , a tenth of its diameter and a tiny fraction of its luminosity (0.0004 solar luminosities). It is named afterWillem Jacob Luyten , who determined its proper motion. Thestar is in theconstellation ofCanis Minor . Its closest neighbour isProcyon , 0.34 pc or 1.11 ly away.It has been proposed that Luyten's Star has a substellar companion object, but this has not been proven.
ee also
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List of nearest stars External links
* [http://www.solstation.com/stars/luytens.htm SolStation.com: Luyten's Star]
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