LP 816-60
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Capricornus |
| Right ascension | 20h 52m 33.01679s[1] |
| Declination | −16° 58′ 29.0249″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.458[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M4 |
| Astrometry | |
| Parallax (π) | 175.03 ± 3.40 mas[1] |
| Distance | 18.6 ± 0.4 ly (5.7 ± 0.1 pc) |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
LP 816-60 is a red dwarf star of spectral type M4, located in constellation Capricornus at 18.6 light-years from Earth.[1]
History of observations
The discovery name of this star is LP 816-60,[5] which indicates that its discovery was published between 1963 and 1981 in University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.[6]
LP 816-60 is known at least from 1979, when it was included to Luyten's catalogue NLTT.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 103039". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- ^ Koen, C.; Kilkenny, D.; van Wyk, F.; Marang, F. (2010). "UBV(RI)C JHK observations of Hipparcos-selected nearby stars". Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society. 403 (4): 1949–1968. Bibcode:2010MNRAS.403.1949K. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16182.x.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unflagged free DOI (link) - ^ a b Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "NLTT 50038". NLTT Catalogue.
- ^ Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 103039". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, J. D.; Gelino, C. R.; Cushing, M. C.; Mace, G. N.; Griffith, R. L.; Skrutskie, M. F.; Marsh, K. A.; Wright, E. L.; Eisenhardt, P. R.; McLean, I. S.; Mainzer, A. K.; Burgasser, A. J.; Tinney, C. G.; Parker, S.; Salter, G. (2012). "Further Defining Spectral Type "Y" and Exploring the Low-mass End of the Field Brown Dwarf Mass Function". The Astrophysical Journal. 753 (2): 156. arXiv:1205.2122. Bibcode:2012ApJ...753..156K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/753/2/156.
- ^ Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects. LP entry. SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
