Luhman 16

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:brown_dwarfs
gptkbp:age approximately 1 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 15.2
gptkbp:atmosphere mostly hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:average_temperature 2000 K
gptkbp:combat_radius 0.1 to 0.2 solar radii
gptkbp:community astronomers and astrophysicists
gptkbp:composed_of hydrogen and helium
gptkbp:constellation gptkb:Proxima_Centauri
gptkbp:contains gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:controls gptkb:star
gptkbp:coordinates l = 270.0°, b = -20.0°
gptkbp:country none confirmed
gptkbp:declination -16° 06' 00"
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Kevin_Luhman
astrometry
gptkbp:distance 6.5 light years
trigonometric parallax
gptkbp:exhibition gptkb:2_MASS_J04570002-1606058
gptkbp:field weak
gptkbp:financial_performance gravitationally bound
binary orbit confirmed
gptkbp:future_plans potential for exoplanet discovery
gptkbp:game_components gptkb:Luhman_16_A
gptkb:Luhman_16_B
gptkbp:has_luminosity low
0.0005 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_spectral_type gptkb:M8
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luhman 16
gptkbp:lighting variable
gptkbp:location Constellation Vela
gptkbp:mass 0.5
0.1 solar masses
0.1 to 0.2 solar masses
young stellar population
gptkbp:max_speed weak
gptkbp:movement proper motion observed
gptkbp:notable_feature closest known binary system
gptkbp:orbital_period several days
approximately 30 years
gptkbp:origin main sequence
gptkbp:research gptkb:Hubble_Space_Telescope
ongoing research
used for analysis
direct imaging
faintness of the stars
gptkbp:research_focus exoplanetary systems
gptkbp:right_ascension 04h 57m 00s
gptkbp:significance study of nearby stars
gptkbp:type binary system
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:2013