OGLE-2005-BLG-169L

OGLE-2005-BLG-169L
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 06m 05.32s[1]
Declination –30° 43′ 57.5″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) +20.4[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type M?
Astrometry
Distance8,800 ly
(2,700 pc)
Details
Mass0.49 M
Other designations
EWS 2005-BUL-169, EWS 2005-BLG-169[1]
Database references
SIMBADdata

OGLE-2005-BLG-169L is a dim and distant magnitude 20 galactic bulge star located about 2,700 parsecs away in the constellation Sagittarius. If it is a main sequence star, then it is most likely a red dwarf with about half of the mass of the Sun. Other possibilities are a white dwarf star, or (less likely) a neutron star or black hole.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e "SIMBAD query result: NAME OGLE 2005-BLG-169 -- Star". Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 2009-04-30.