Magnitude 18.69 Apparent magnitude (V) 18.69 | ||
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Similar DEN 1048−3956, LHS 292, SCR 1845‑6357, Teegarden's star, DX Cancri |
LP 944-20 is a dim brown dwarf of spectral class M9 located about 21 light-years from the Solar System in the constellation of Fornax. With a visual apparent magnitude of 18, it has one of the dimmest visual magnitudes listed on the RECONS page.
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On 15 December 1999 a flare was detected.
Distance
The first parallax measurement from 1996 found that LP 944-20 (designated there as BRI 0337−3535) has a relative parallax of
A newer parallax, published in 2013, is 7002155890000000000♠155.89±1.03 mas (7000641000000000000♠6.41±0.04 pc or 7001209200000000000♠20.92±0.14 ly).
Lithium and clouds
Observations published in 2007 showed that the atmosphere of LP 944-20 contains much lithium and that it has dusty clouds.