IM Lupi

IM Lupi
	; VLT/SPHERE scattered light image of the disk around IM Lupi. The gray circle shows the position of the star.; Credit: ESO/H. Avenhaus et al./DARTT-S collaboration
Observation data; Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
Constellation	Lupus
Right ascension	15h 56m 09.2067s
Declination	−37° 56′ 06.1261″
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.93
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	Young Stellar Object
Spectral type	M0
Variable type	Orion variable of T Tauri type (INT)
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)	RA: -12.059 mas/yr ; Dec.: -23.727 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	6.4175±0.022 mas
Distance	508 ± 2 ly ; (155.8 ± 0.5 pc)
Details
Mass	1 M☉
Luminosity	0.9 L☉
Age	0.5 - 1 Myr
Other designations
	HIP 78053, WDS J15562-3756A, GSC 07838-00962, IRAS 15528-3747, 2MASS J15560921-3756057
Database references
SIMBAD	data

IM Lupi is a young stellar object with a surrounding protoplanetary disk. The young star is suspected to host a still forming protoplanet at a distance of 110 astronomical units (AU) and a mass of 2-3 M_J. IM Lupi is 508 light-years (156 parsec) distant.

Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000
VLT/SPHERE scattered light image of the disk around IM Lupi. The gray circle shows the position of the star. Credit: ESO/H. Avenhaus et al./DARTT-S collaboration
Constellation	Lupus
Right ascension	15^h 56^m 09.2067^s
Declination	−37° 56′ 06.1261″
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.93
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage	Young Stellar Object
Spectral type	M0
Variable type	Orion variable of T Tauri type (INT)
Astrometry

Proper motion (μ)	RA: -12.059 mas/yr Dec.: -23.727 mas/yr
Parallax (π)	6.4175±0.022 mas
Distance	508 ± 2 ly (155.8 ± 0.5 pc)

Details

Mass	1 `M`_☉
Luminosity	0.9 `L`_☉
Age	0.5 - 1 Myr

Other designations
HIP 78053, WDS J15562-3756A, GSC 07838-00962, IRAS 15528-3747, 2MASS J15560921-3756057
Database references
SIMBAD	data