LHS 288

LHS 288 (Luyten 143-23) is a red dwarf around 15.8 light years from the Sun, the closest in the constellation Carina (near Eta Carinae). It is far too faint to be seen with the unaided eye, with an apparent magnitude of 13.92.

LHS 288

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Carina
Right ascension	10^h 44^m 21.320^s[1]
Declination	−61° 12′ 35.44″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	13.92[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type	M5V[3] (M4[1])
B−V color index	1.82[2]
V−R color index	1.59[1]
R−I color index	2.02[1]
J−H color index	0.442[1]
J−K color index	0.764[1]
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)	RA: −334[1] mas/yr Dec.: 1626[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)	206.82 ± 0.074[4] mas
Distance	15.770 ± 0.006 ly (4.835 ± 0.002 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)	15.52^α
Other designations
L 143-23, RHG95 1673, GJ 3618, LFT 734 LTT 3946, PLX 2511.01, Gaia DR2 5254061535097566848
Database references
SIMBAD	data

Carina Constellation.

Recent studies suggest it may harbour a planet with a mass as small as 2.4 Jupiter, but the possibility that it passed over an undetected faint star could not be eliminated[5].

See also

• List of nearest stars

References

1. "GJ 3618". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 3 Jun 2017.
2. "Nearby Stars, Preliminary 3rd Version (Gliese+ 1991)".
3. Henry, T. J.; Jao, Wei-Chun; Subasavage, John P.; Beaulieu, Thomas D.; Ianna, Philip A.; Costa, Edgardo; Méndez, René A. (2006). "The Solar Neighborhood. XVII. Parallax Results from the CTIOPI 0.9 m Program: 20 New Members of the RECONS 10 Parsec Sample" (PDF). The Astronomical Journal. 132 (6): 2360–2371. arXiv:astro-ph/0608230. Bibcode:2006AJ....132.2360H. doi:10.1086/508233.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
4. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
5. "Possible Astrometric Perturbation of LHS 288". Bibcode:2007AAS...20925416B. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

^α calculated using this formula

External links

• Knowing Our Neighbors: Fundamental Properties of Nearby Stars by Jennifer Bartlett
• SIMBAD astronomical database on LHS 288