LHS 292

LHS 292 is a red dwarf in the constellation Sextans. It is far too faint to be seen with the unaided eye and requires a large amateur telescope to be seen visually. It lies relatively close to our star system at a distance of about 14.9 light years. It is a flare star, which means it can suddenly increase in brightness for short periods of time.

LHS 292

Generic rendering of LHS 292 flare star
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sextans
Right ascension  10h 48m 12.6s[1]
Declination −11° 20′ 14″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.73[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type M6.5 V
Apparent magnitude (J) 8.9[2]
B−V color index 2.10
Variable type Flare star
Astrometry
Parallax (π)219.1159 ± 0.1567[3] mas
Distance14.89 ± 0.01 ly
(4.564 ± 0.003 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)17.45[1]
Details
Mass0.08[1] M☉
Radius0.11? R☉
Luminosity0.00069[4] L☉
Temperature2650-2900[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.41 dex
Other designations
LP 731-58, GJ 3622, GCTP 2516.02
Database references
SIMBADdata

It has the space velocity components [U, V, W] = [28, −16, −14] km/s.[5]

See also
  • List of nearest stars

References
  1. Research Consortium On Nearby Stars, Georgia State University (2007-09-17). "The One Hundred Nearest Star Systems". Journal: Not applicable. Retrieved 2007-11-06.
  2. "LHS 292". SIMBAD Astronomical Database. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
  3. 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.
  4. Golimowski; et al. (2004). "L' and M' Photometry of Ultracool Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal. 127 (6): 3516–3536. arXiv:astro-ph/0402475. Bibcode:2004AJ....127.3516G. doi:10.1086/420709.
  5. Reiners, A.; Basri, G. (November 2009). "A Volume-Limited Sample of 63 M7-M9.5 Dwarfs. I. Space Motion, Kinematic Age, and Lithium". The Astrophysical Journal. 705 (2): 1416–1424. arXiv:0909.4647. Bibcode:2009ApJ...705.1416R. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/705/2/1416.

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