Teegarden's Star
15.14
Apparent Mag12.5
Distance (ly)M7V
Spectral Type2,637
Temperature (K)Teegarden's Star is a very faint red dwarf in Aries, discovered in 2003 by Bonnard Teegarden from archived data. Despite being only 12.5 light-years away, it was unknown until then due to its extreme faintness. It hosts two Earth-mass exoplanets in the habitable zone.
Stellar Data
Apparent Magnitude15.14
Absolute Magnitude17.22
Distance12.5 light-years
Spectral TypeM7V
Temperature2,637 K
Luminosity0 L☉
Radius0.107 R☉
Mass0.089 M☉
Right Ascension02h 53m 00.9s
Declination+16° 52′ 53″
ConstellationAries
Notable Facts
- Discovered only in 2003 from archived survey data
- Hosts two Earth-mass exoplanets in the habitable zone
- One of the 25 nearest stellar systems despite being magnitude 15