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KMT-2021-BLG-1931

Red dwarf in Sagittarius

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	None
HD	None
Other Designations	KMT-2021-BLG-1931
Constellation	Sagittarius
Right Ascension	18h 2m 43s
Declination	-23° 3' 37"
Distance	c.18,700 light years c.5,700 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +22.00 Absolute: +8.21
Spectral Class	M9V red dwarf
Planets in this system	KMT-2021-BLG-1931 b, super Earth
Optimum Visibility	July

Seen from Earth, KMT-2021-BLG-1931 appears to lie on the outer fringes of the Trifid Nebula, M20 in Sagittarius. In fact, the star lies some four times farther from the Sun than the foreground nebula, and its light shines through the nebula's outer gases from a point approaching the central regions of the Milky Way Galaxy. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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