Luyten 726-8 A

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:star
gptkbp:age gptkb:Luyten_726-8_B
approximately 5 billion years
1 billion years
gptkbp:apparent_magnitude 13.2
11.5
13.5
gptkbp:average_temperature 3200 K
gptkbp:cooling_system gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Wilhelm_Luyten
gptkbp:distance 2.67 parsecs
gptkbp:distance_from_earth 2.67 parsecs
gptkbp:has_color 1.5
gptkbp:has_luminosity 0.0015 times that of the Sun
0.02 solar luminosities
0.0025 solar luminosities
gptkbp:has_mechanic 0.5 arcseconds/year
-1.0 arcseconds/year
gptkbp:has_radius 0.2 solar radii
0.5 solar radii
gptkbp:has_spectral_type M3 V
M3.5 V
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Luyten 726-8 A
gptkbp:is_a gptkb:red_dwarf_star
gptkbp:is_a_member_of the stellar association
gptkbp:is_a_red_dwarf nan
gptkbp:is_approximately 8.7 light years away from Earth
gptkbp:is_associated_with gptkb:Luyten_726-8_B
gptkbp:is_in gptkb:Milky_Way_galaxy
gptkbp:is_known_for being a nearby star
gptkbp:is_located_at RA 8h 43m 24s, Dec -14° 30' 36"
gptkbp:is_located_in constellation Canis Major
gptkbp:is_part_of gptkb:Luyten_726-8_system
gptkb:the_Milky_Way_galaxy
solar neighborhood
the local stellar population
the Luyten catalog
the binary star classification
Luyten 726-8 binary system
gptkbp:is_studied_in stellar astrophysics
gptkbp:is_the_primary_star_of gptkb:Luyten_726-8_system
gptkbp:is_visible_from yes
gptkbp:lighting gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:mass 0.5 solar masses
0.15 solar masses
0.4 solar masses
gptkbp:metallicity -0.5 dex
gptkbp:notable_nominees hosting exoplanets
gptkbp:orbital_period not applicable
gptkbp:parallax 0.375 arcseconds
gptkbp:rotation_period not well defined
gptkbp:size gptkb:the_Sun
gptkbp:surface 4.5 m/s²
gptkbp:targets exoplanet exploration
gptkbp:type gptkb:Dwarves
gptkbp:type_of gptkb:red_dwarf_star
gptkb:Dwarves
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Luyten_726-8
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6