YZ Canis Minoris

YZ Canis Minoris
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Canis Minor
Right ascension 07h 44m 40.17401s [1]
Declination 03° 33 08.8350 [1]
Characteristics
Spectral type M4.5V [1]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)167.88 ± 2.31[2] mas
Distance19.4 ± 0.3 ly
(5.96 ± 0.08 pc)
Other designations
Database references
SIMBADdata

YZ Canis Minoris is a red dwarf star in the constellation Canis Minor.[1] It is a flare star, so called due to its solar flares being more powerful than those of Earth's star. It is a Dwarf star roughly three times the size of Jupiter, and is 20 light years from earth.[8] The radiation from the star is in a 50 mHz bandwidth and is centered on 1464.9 mHz.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 SIMBAD, (accessed 12 January 2013)
  2. 1 2 Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 37766". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.
  3. Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "NLTT 18373". NLTT Catalogue.
  4. Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "LHS 1943". LHS Catalogue, 2nd Edition.
  5. Gliese, W. and Jahreiß, H. (1991). "Gl 285". Preliminary Version of the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
  6. Van Altena W. F., Lee J. T., Hoffleit E. D. (1995). "GCTP 1827". The General Catalogue of Trigonometric Stellar Parallaxes (Fourth ed.).
  7. Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 37766". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.
  8. "First flares on a distant star". New Scientist: 305. April 1982.
  9. Mirzoyan, L.V. (1990). Flare Stars in Star Clusters, Associations and the Solar Vicinity: International Symposium Proceedings. Springer. pp. 127–130. ISBN 978-0-7923-0771-6.
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