FY 1001

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Star
LHS 102 / GJ 1001
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Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Phoenix
Right ascension 00 h 04.6 m
declination -40 ° 44.2 ′
Apparent brightness 12.8 mag
Typing
B − V color index +1.6 
U − B color index +1.3 
Spectral class M4 V
Astrometry
distance approx. 30 to 50  ly
approx. 10 to 15  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: approx. +700  mas / a
Dec. portion: approx. −1500  mas / a
Physical Properties
Age approx. 10 billion  a
Other names
and catalog entries
Other names LHS 102 • LTT 20

GJ 1001 , also known as LHS 102 , is a red dwarf located about 30 to 50  light years from Earth in the constellation Phoenix . At an angular distance of 18 ", 236 ± 0", 002 the star is accompanied by a close double system consisting of two L-dwarfs, which may be brown dwarfs . These carry the systematic names LHS 102 B and LHS 102 C .

Sources and individual references

  1. a b c d ARICNS page on GJ 1001