Lalande 21185A red dwarf with perhaps two planets, both gaseous giants, which are far away from the star. A third planet is suspected. The planets haven't been confirmed, their existence is doubtful.Nearer to the star there would be room for rocky planets which could have temperatures suitable for life. Constellation: Ursa Major Age: 3 - 10 billion years Distance: 8.312 light-years Spectral class: M2n Visual magnitude: 7.5 Luminosity: 0.00568 * Sun Mass: 0.403 * Sun Diameter: 0.393 * Sun Radial velocity: -84.3 km/sec Back: List of the nearest stars 11/14/2008 |
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