Other Names:
- UV Ceti A & UV Ceti B
Data:
- Right Ascension: 01 33 49.0
- Declination: -18 28 28
- Apparent Magnitude: 15.42 & 15.38
- Absolute Magnitude: 3.37
- Distance: 8.73 LY
- Spectral Type: M5.5 de & M6 Ve
Constellation:
Luyten 726-8A Information:
Luyten 726-8A is primary of a binary star system also including Luyten 726-8B is the sixth closest star to our own sun. It was discovered by Willem Jacob Luyten (1899-1994). Both stars are red dwarfs and too faint to be seen with the naked eye. They are approximately 1/10 the mass of our sun and about 145 of its diameter. Luyten 726-8A is in the constellation Cetus.