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LP 816-60
LP 816-60 is located in the constellation Capricornus
LP 816-60 is located in the constellation Capricornus
LP 816-60
Location of LP 816-60 in the constellation Capricornus

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Capricornus[1]
Right ascension 20h 52m 33.01660s[2]
Declination −16° 58′ 29.0033″[2]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.458[3]
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence[4]
Spectral type M4V[5]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.5[6] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: -309.115 mas/yr[2]
Dec.: 37.051 mas/yr[2]
Parallax (π)177.9312±0.0365 mas[2]
Distance18.330 ± 0.004 ly
(5.620 ± 0.001 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+12.63[1]
Details[7]
Mass0.224±0.022 M
Radius0.266±0.012 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.584[8] cgs
Temperature3030±27[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]-0.11±0.07[4] dex
Rotation67.6±0.1 d.[9]
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.70±0.66[8] km/s
Age2.57+8.15
−1.95
 Gyr
Other designations
HIP 103039[10], LP 816-60, NLTT 50038[11], TYC 6348-400-1[12], 2MASS J20523304-1658289
Database references
SIMBADdata

LP 816-60 is a single[13] red dwarf star of spectral type M4, located in constellation Capricornus at 18.33 light-years from Earth.[2]

The discovery name of this star is LP 816-60,[14] which indicates that its discovery was published between 1963 and 1981 in University of Minnesota, Minneapolis.[15] LP 816-60 is known at least from 1979, when it was included to Luyten's catalogue NLTT.[11]

No massive planets were detected around LP 816-60 as of 2013.[13] The star has a magnetic starspot cycle of 10.6±1.7 years,[9] and weak magnetic fields in chromosphere averaging 4.4 G.[16]

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