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Red Dwarf Star


Constellation: Lepus
Right Ascension: 06 10 35
Declination: -21 51 42
Distance from Sol: 19 Light Years
Spectral Type: M1 V
Apparent Magnitude: 8.18
B-V Color: 1.51
Radius: 0.6 Solar Radii
Effective Temperature: 3720 Kelvin
Inner Edge of Habitability Zone: 0.12 AU
Outer Edge of Habitability Zone: 0.38 AU



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