Luyten 789-6
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Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey
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A nearby triple star system (trinary), also known as EZ Aquarii, consisting of three red dwarfs. It lies 11.08 light-years (3.4 pc) away in the constellation Aquarius. The main component is also a spectroscopic binary. The system's nearest neighbour is Lacaille 9352 at a distance of 4.21 light-years (1.29 pc).
| visual magnitude |
12.66 (A) 13.67 (B) |
| absolute magnitude |
14.68 (combined) |
| spectral type |
M5V |
| distance |
11.26 light-years (3.45 pc) |
| radial velocity |
-59.9 km/s |
| position |
R.A. 22h 38m 33.4s,
Dec. -15° 18' 07" |
| other designations |
EZ Aquarii, GCTP 5475.00,
LHS 68, GJ 866 A,
Gl 156-031 |
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