LP 890-9

LP 890-9
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Eridanus[1]
Right ascension 04h 16m 31.16176s[2]
Declination −28° 18′ 52.9543″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 18.0±0.2[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type M6V[4]
Apparent magnitude (V) 18.0±0.2[3]
Apparent magnitude (G) 15.791±0.003[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 12.258±0.023[3]
Apparent magnitude (H) 11.692±0.025[3]
Apparent magnitude (K) 11.344±0.023[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)28.84±2.84[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 218.569 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: −251.145 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)30.9326 ± 0.0418 mas[2]
Distance105.4 ± 0.1 ly
(32.33 ± 0.04 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)15.45±0.2[note 1]
Details[3]
Mass0.118±0.002 M
Radius0.1532+0.0048
−0.0024
 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.001438±0.000037 L
Surface gravity (log g)5.139+0.013
−0.028
 cgs
Temperature2871+32
−45
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.028±0.089 dex
Age7.2+2.2
−3.1
 Gyr
Other designations
SPECULOOS-2, LP 890-9, NLTT 12925, TOI-4306, TIC 44898913, 2MASS J04163114-2818526, WISEA J041631.33-281855.5[5]
Database references
SIMBADdata

LP 890-9, also known as SPECULOOS-2 or TOI-4306, is a high proper motion red dwarf star located 105 light-years (32 pc) away from the Solar System in the constellation of Eridanus. The star has 12% the mass and 15% the radius of the Sun, and a temperature of 2,871 K (2,598 °C; 4,708 °F). It is extremely faint and, with an apparent magnitude of 18, is the faintest star with exoplanets discovered by the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.[6]

  1. ^ "Finding the constellation which contains given sky coordinates". djm.cc. 2 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference GaiaDR3 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b c d e f Cite error: The named reference Delrez2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kaltenegger2022 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference SIMBAD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Planetary Systems". exoplanetarchive.ipac.caltech.edu. Retrieved 2024-02-18.


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