2MASS J05332802-4257205

2MASS J05332802-4257205
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Pictor
Right ascension 05h 33m 28.03s
Declination −42° 57 20.5
Characteristics
Spectral type M4.5
Astrometry
Distance19.6[1] ly
(6[1] pc)
Database references
SIMBADdata

2MASS J05332802-4257205 is a red dwarf star of spectral type M4.5,[1] located in constellation Pictor at 6 parsecs (19.6 light-years) from Earth.[1]

Distance

2MASS J05332802-4257205 distance estimates

Source Parallax, mas Distance, pc Distance, ly Distance, Pm Ref.
Riaz et al. (2006) ~ 6 ~ 19.6 ~ 185.1 [1]
Kirkpatrick et al. (2012) ~ 167[nb 1] ~ 6 ~ 19.5 ~ 184.8 [2]

Non-trigonometric distance estimates are marked in italic. The most precise estimate is marked in bold.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Riaz, Basmah; Gizis, John E.; Harvin, James (2006). "Identification of New M Dwarfs in the Solar Neighborhood". The Astronomical Journal 132 (2): 866–872. arXiv:astro-ph/0606617. Bibcode:2006AJ....132..866R. doi:10.1086/505632. Table 1.
  2. 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.

Notes

  1. Distance taken from Riaz et al. (2006).