LHS 3844

LHS 3844 / Batsũ̀
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Indus[1]
Right ascension 22h 41m 58.11718s[2]
Declination −69° 10′ 08.3207″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.26±0.03[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type M4.5-M5[3]
Apparent magnitude (V) 15.26±0.03[3]
Apparent magnitude (G) 13.365±0.003[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 10.046±0.023[3]
Apparent magnitude (H) 9.477±0.023[3]
Apparent magnitude (K) 9.145±0.023[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−9.90±0.76[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 334.419 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −726.986 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)67.2123 ± 0.0187 mas[2]
Distance48.53 ± 0.01 ly
(14.878 ± 0.004 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)14.39±0.02[3]
Details[3]
Mass0.151±0.014 M
Radius0.189±0.006 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.00272±0.0004 L
Surface gravity (log g)5.06±0.01 cgs
Temperature3036±77 K
Rotation128±24 d
Age7.8±1.6[4] Gyr
Other designations
Batsũ̀, L 119-213, LFT 1732, LHS 3844, NLTT 54534, TOI-136, TIC 410153553, 2MASS J22415815-6910089, WISEA J224158.77-691015.9[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

LHS 3844, formally named Batsũ̀, is a red dwarf star located 48.5 light-years (14.9 parsecs) away from the Solar System in the constellation of Indus. The star has about 15% the mass and 19% the radius of the Sun.[3] It is a relatively inactive red dwarf with a slow rotation period of about 128 days, though UV flares have been observed.[6] LHS 3844 is orbited by one known exoplanet.

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