LHS 3844 is a red dwarf star located 48.5 light-years (14.9 pc) away from the Solar System in the constellation of Indus. The star has about 15% the mass and 19% the radius of the Sun.[3] It is a relatively inactive red dwarf with a slow rotation period of about 128 days, though UV flares have been observed.[6] LHS 3844 is orbited by one known exoplanet.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Indus[1] |
| Right ascension | 22h 41m 58.1171800359s[2] |
| Declination | −69° 10′ 08.320743307″[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.26±0.03[3] |
| Characteristics | |
| Evolutionary stage | Main sequence |
| Spectral type | M4.5-M5[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 15.26±0.03[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (G) | 13.365±0.003[2] |
| Apparent magnitude (J) | 10.046±0.023[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (H) | 9.477±0.023[3] |
| Apparent magnitude (K) | 9.145±0.023[3] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −9.90±0.76[2] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 334.419±0.021 mas/yr[2] Dec.: −726.986±0.020 mas/yr[2] |
| Parallax (π) | 67.2123 ± 0.0187 mas[2] |
| Distance | 48.53 ± 0.01 ly (14.878 ± 0.004 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 14.39±0.02[3] |
| Details[3] | |
| Mass | 0.151±0.014 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.189±0.006 R☉ |
| Luminosity (bolometric) | 0.00272±0.0004 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 5.06±0.01 cgs |
| Temperature | 3036±77 K |
| Rotation | 128±24 d |
| Age | 7.8±1.6[4] Gyr |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
The exoplanet LHS 3844 b was discovered in 2018 using TESS.[3] It is a terrestrial planet larger than Earth with an orbital period of less than a day, and likely does not have an atmosphere. Its low albedo suggests that its surface may resemble that of the Moon or Mercury.[7][8]
In August 2022, this planetary system was included among 20 systems to be named by the third NameExoWorlds project.[9]
| Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| b | ~2.25 M🜨 | 0.00622±0.00017 | 0.46292913±0.0000019 | — | 88.50±0.51° | 1.303±0.022 R🜨 |
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