LP 816-60

LP 816-60

Observation data Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation	Capricornus
Right ascension	20^h 52^m 33.01679^s[1]
Declination	−16° 58′ 29.0249″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.458[2]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)	175.03 ± 3.40[1] mas
Distance	18.6 ± 0.4 ly (5.7 ± 0.1 pc)
Other designations
LP 816-60 NLTT 50038[3] HIP 103039[1] TYC 6348-400-1[4] 2MASS J20523304-1658289
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

1. Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 103039". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
2. 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.
3. Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "NLTT 50038". NLTT Catalogue.
4. Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 103039". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
5. 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.
6. Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects. LP entry. SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.