LHS 292

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Star
LHS 292
LHS 292 rendering.png
Generic rendering of LHS 292
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Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation sextant
Right ascension 10 h 48 m 12.61 s
declination -11 ° 20 ′ 9.6 ″
Apparent brightness (15.78 ± 0.03) mag
Typing
Spectral class M6.5 V
Astrometry
parallax (219.12 ± 0.16)  mas
distance (14.88 ± 0.01)  ly
4.56  pc
Visual absolute brightness M vis +17.50 likes
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (+579.03 ± 0.24)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−1530.17 ± 0.25)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Dimensions 0.08  M
radius 0.11  R
Luminosity

0.00069  L

Effective temperature 2750  K
Other names
and catalog entries
Gliese catalog GJ 3622 [1]
2MASS catalog 2MASS J10481258-1120082 [2]
Other names LP 731-58, GCTP 2516.02, USNO 835

LHS 292 is a red dwarf in the constellation Sextant . With an apparent brightness of 8.9 mag, it is far too faint to be seen with the naked eye. At 14.8 light years, the star is relatively close to our sun. He is a UV Ceti star , i.e. H. it can suddenly gain luminosity for a short time .

LHS 292 has the space velocity components [U, V, W] = [28, -16, -14] km / s.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e GJ 3622. In: SIMBAD . Center de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg , accessed on September 3, 2018 .
  2. ^ A b Cassy L. Davison, RJ White, TJ Henry, AR Riedel, W.-C. Jao, JI Bailey, SN Quinn, JR Cantrell, JP Subasavage, JG Winters: A 3D Search for Companions to 12 Nearby M Dwarfs . In: The Astronomical Journal . 149, No. 3, 2015, p. 106. arxiv : 1501.05012 . bibcode : 2015AJ .... 149..106D . doi : 10.1088 / 0004-6256 / 149/3/106 .
  3. RE Gershberg, MM Katsova, MN Lovkaya, AV Terebizh, NI Shakhovskaya: Catalog and bibliography of the UV Cet-type flare stars and related objects in the solar vicinity . In: Astronomy and Astrophysics Supplement . tape 139 , p. 555–558 , doi : 10.1051 / aas: 1999407 , bibcode : 1999A & AS..139..555G .