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 the Sun, a tenth of its diameter and a tiny fraction of its luminosity (0.0004 solar luminosities). It is named after Willem Jacob Luyten, who determined its proper motion. The star is in the constellation of Canis Minor. Its closest neighbour is Procyon, 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

* List of nearest stars

External links

* [http://www.solstation.com/stars/luytens.htm SolStation.com: Luyten's Star]