NOTABLE STARS A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site Ross 248 Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey A nearby red dwarf that is also a flare star. Ross 248 lies just over 10 light-years away in the constellation Andromeda. Ross 248 was discovered discovered in 1925 by Frank Elmore Ross who first reported it in his "Second List of New Proper-Motion Stars," Astronomical Journal (36:856). Its nearest neighbour is the Gl 15 star system (GX and GQ Andromedae), at a distance of only 1.54 light-years (0.47 pc). Visual magnitude 12.29 Absolute magnitude 14.79 Spectral type M5.5V Luminosity 1.0005 Lsun Radius 0.17 Rsun Mass 0.07 Msun Distance 10.32 light-years (3.17 pc) Radial velocity -77.7 km/s Position R.A. 23h 41m 54.7s, Dec. +44° 10' 30" Other designations HH Andromedae, GCTP 5736.00, GJ 905, Gl 171-010, LHS 549 Related entry    • nearest stars Related category    • NOTABLE STARS Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP