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Luyten 375-2

LHS 1678, TOI-696

Proper NameNone
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed NumberNone
HR (BSC)None
HDNone
Other DesignationsLuyten 375-2, LHS 1678, TOI-696
ConstellationCaelum
Right Ascension4h 32m 43s
Declination-39° 47' 12"
Distance65 light years
20 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +12.48
Absolute: +10.99
Spectral ClassM2.0V red dwarf
Planets in this system Luyten 375-2 b, Earth-mass planet
Luyten 375-2 c, Earth-mass planet
Luyten 375-2 d, Earth-mass planet
Optimum VisibilityDecember

Though more than sixty light years from the Sun, the red dwarf Luyten 375-2 still has an appreciable rate of proper motion across the sky, measured at nearly one arcsecond per year. That motion is made visible here by the blue and orange markers which represent the star's position at different points in the past. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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