Ross 154

Ross 154
Ross 154
Location of Ross 154 in the constellation Sagittarius

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Sagittarius
Right ascension 18h 49m 49.36378s
Declination −23° 50 10.4474
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.44
Characteristics
Spectral type M3.5V
B−V color index 1.76
Variable type Flare star
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−11.12±0.57 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +639.368 mas/yr
Dec.: −193.958 mas/yr
Parallax (π)336.0266±0.0317 mas
Distance9.7063 ± 0.0009 ly
(2.9760 ± 0.0003 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)13.07
Details
Mass0.177 ± 0.004 M
Radius0.200 ± 0.008 R
Luminosity0.004015±0.000048 L
Surface gravity (log g)5.00 ± 0.05 cgs
Temperature3,248+68
−66
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.25 dex
Rotation2.848 ± 0.001 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)3.5 ± 1.5 km/s
Ageunder 1 Gyr
Other designations
CD−23°14742, GCTP 4338, GJ 729, HIP 92403, LHS 3414, V1216 Sagittarii
Database references
SIMBADdata

Ross 154 (V1216 Sgr) is a star in the southern zodiac constellation of Sagittarius. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 10.44, making it much too faint to be seen with the naked eye. At a minimum, viewing Ross 154 requires a telescope with an aperture of 6.5 cm (3 in) under ideal conditions. The distance to this star can be estimated from parallax measurements, which places it at 9.71 light-years (2.98 parsecs) away from Earth. It is the nearest star in the southern constellation Sagittarius, and one of the nearest stars to the Sun.