LHS 2090

LHS 2090
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Cancer
Right ascension 09h 00m 23.594s
Declination +21° 50 05.43
Apparent magnitude (V) 16.100
Characteristics
Spectral type M6.5V
Astrometry
Parallax (π)156.87 ± 2.67[1] mas
Distance20.8 ± 0.4 ly
(6.4 ± 0.1 pc)
Other designations
LP 368-128
NLTT 20726[2]
LHS 2090[3]
2MASS J09002359+2150054
Database references
SIMBADdata

LHS 2090 is a red dwarf star of spectral type M6.5V, located in constellation Cancer at 20.8 light-years from Earth.[1]

Distance

LHS 2090 distance estimates

Source Parallax, mas Distance, pc Distance, ly Distance, Pm Ref.
Henry et al. (2006) 156.87±2.67 6.37±0.11 20.8+0.4
−0.3
196.7+3.4
−3.3
[1]
RECONS TOP100 (2012) 156.87±2.67[nb 1] 6.37±0.11 20.8+0.4
−0.3
196.7+3.4
−3.3
[4]

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

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Henry, T. J.; Jao, Wei-Chun; Subasavage, John P.; Beaulieu, Thomas D.; Ianna, Philip A.; Costa, Edgardo; Méndez, René A. (2006). "The Solar Neighborhood. XVII. Parallax Results from the CTIOPI 0.9 m Program: 20 New Members of the RECONS 10 Parsec Sample". The Astronomical Journal 132 (6): 2360–2371. arXiv:astro-ph/0608230. Bibcode:2006AJ....132.2360H. doi:10.1086/508233.
  2. Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "NLTT 20726". NLTT Catalogue.
  3. Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "LHS 2090". LHS Catalogue, 2nd Edition.
  4. "RECONS TOP100". THE ONE HUNDRED NEAREST STAR SYSTEMS brought to you by RECONS (Research Consortium On Nearby Stars). 2012.

Notes

  1. Parallax from Henry et al. (2006).