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Luyten's Star

star in the constellation Canis minor
Place star Q1062596

Facts

30 properties

Identity

Instance of
star, infrared source, high proper-motion star, double star, near-infrared source[2][3][4][5]
More facts +29
Part of
Local Bubble[19]
Absolute magnitude
+11.42
Apparent magnitude
8.58 (4.86–12.6, n=9)
Catalog code
GSC 00173-01124, HIP 36208, IRAS 07247+0520, 2MASS J07272450+0513329, GJ 273, ASCC 1029189, BD+05 1668, GCRV 4954, HIC 36208, JP11 25, LFT 527, LHS 33, LSPM J0727+0513, LTT 12021, NLTT 17881, PLX 1755, PLX 1755.00, RAFGL 273, TYC 173-3208-1, UBV 7206, Zkh 102, UCAC2 33555673, Karmn J07274+052, Gaia DR2 3139847906304421632, AC2000 282902, PM 07247+0522, PM J07274+0513, WEB 7213, Gaia DR3 3139847906307949696, UBV M 272, WDS J07274+0514A, TIC 318686860[24]
Child astronomical body
Luyten b, Luyten c, Q87396136, Q94518067[20][21][22][23]
Constellation
Canis Minor[6]
Declination
+5.22578930307139
Declination component of proper motion
-3.7k (-3.7k–-3.7k, n=8)
Distance from Earth
3.79 (3–12.4, n=4)
Effective temperature
3.4k (3.3k–4.0k, n=19)
Epoch
J2000.0
Luminosity
+0.0023
M sin i
+0.28
Mass
+0.257, +0.0297
Metallicity
0.09 (-0.39–0.09, n=13)
Named after
Willem Jacob Luyten[7]
Orbital eccentricity
+0.17
Orbital inclination
+80
Orbital period
+542
Parallax
263.6 (263–267.4, n=6)
Radial velocity
18.5 (15–26, n=8)
Radius
+0.35, +0.293
Right ascension
+111.85207903566794
Right ascension component of proper motion
574 (571.2–590, n=8)
Semi-major axis of an orbit
+0.849
Spectral class
M3.5V, M3.5, M4, M3.0V, M3.5Ve, M4V, M3, M, M4.0, M4.2, dM3.5[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18]
Stellar rotational velocity
2.68 (2.68–7.53, n=3)
Surface gravity
70k (60k–107k, n=10)
Type of variable star
rotating variable star
🏷️ Also known as
en Luyten's Star en GJ 273 ar نجم لويتن cs Luytenova hvězda de Luytens Stern de GJ 273 el Αστέρας του Luyten es GJ 273 es Estrella de Luyten es Estrella Luyten es Gliese 273 es LHS 33 fa ستاره لویتن fi Luytenin tähti fr BD+05 1668 fr étoile de Luyten he GJ 273 he כוכב לויטן id Bintang Luyten it Luyten's Star
🔖 Identifiers · 6
ARICNS
00562
Freebase ID
/m/01nmm_
Gaia ID
3139847906307949696
NASA Exoplanet Archive ID
GJ 273
Namuwiki ID
루이텐의 별
SIMBAD ID
BD+05 1668

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🔗 Connections
Instance of 2
star, double star
Child astronomical body 1
Luyten b
Constellation 1
Canis Minor
Epoch 1
J2000.0
Named after 1
Willem Jacob Luyten
Part of 1
Local Bubble
Type of variable star 1
rotating variable star
← Parent astronomical body 1
Luyten b
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Summary

Luyten's Star is a star[1].

Body

History and Context

Catalog codes include GSC 00173-01124[24], HIP 36208[25], IRAS 07247+0520[26], 2MASS J07272450+0513329[27], GJ 273[28], and ASCC 1029189[29].

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Class ancestry

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  1. 10w ago · A Veselova · 2026-08-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    M sin i → {'amount': '+0.28'}
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ M sin i: 0.28 solar mass"
  2. 15w ago · Njardarlogar · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Luminosity → {'amount': '+0.0023'}
    Spectral class → M3.5V, M3.5, M4 +8
    Radius → {'amount': '+0.35'}, {'amount': '+0.293'}
    Stellar rotational velocity → {'amount': '+4.506'}, {'amount': '+7.533'}, {'amount': '+2.68'}
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Child astronomical body: P'Jem"
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