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Lacaille 9352

Star · Star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus

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About Lacaille 9352

Lacaille 9352 is about 10.68 light-years from the Sun, so the light we see from it left about 10.68 years ago.

At apparent magnitude 7.35 it is too faint for the naked eye but within reach of binoculars.

It gives out 0.0107 times as much light as the Sun.

It has 4 known planets.

The map lists it as a star and shows it among the stars around the Sun, drawn on the plane of the Milky Way.

Key numbers

Distance10.68 light-years (3.28 pc)
Spectral typeM2/M3V
Apparent magnitude7.35
Absolute magnitude9.77
Luminosity0.0107 × the Sun
ConstellationPsA
Known planets4

Planets: NASA Exoplanet Archive (Planetary Systems Composite Parameters).

Known planets

PlanetMass (Earth = 1)Radius (Earth = 1)Orbit (days)Found
GJ 887 e1.461.124.42492026, radial velocity
GJ 887 b3.91.89.26192020, radial velocity
GJ 887 c6.52.4321.7842020, radial velocity
GJ 887 d6.12.3450.772026, radial velocity

Where it is

Its place in the universe, from the inside out: Solar neighbourhood › Local Bubble › Orion–Cygnus Arm (Local Arm) › Milky Way › Local Group › Virgo Supercluster › Laniakea Supercluster › Observable universe.

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From Wikipedia

Gliese 887, also Lacaille 9352, is a red dwarf star in the southern constellation of Piscis Austrinus. With an apparent visual magnitude of 7.34, this star is too faint to be viewed with the naked eye except possibly under excellent seeing conditions.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Gliese 887, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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