Kapteyn's Star

Kapteyn's Star (aka Gliese 191) is a red dwarf about 13 light-years away. It has a very high proper motion, about 8 arcseconds per year. A study has suggested the existence of two planets, both super-Earths. Characteristics:

• Pictor - constellation.
• 05h11m40.58984s - right ascension.
• -45deg01m06.3617s - declination.
• +8.853 - apparent magnitude.
• 12.8308 ly - distance.
• sdM1 - spectral type.
• 0.281 - mass(solar).
• 0.012 - luminosity(visual, solar).
• 0.291 - radius(solar).
• +1.57 - B-V color index.
• ~8 arcseconds/year - proper motion.