EBLM J0555-57 Ab

EBLM J0555-57 Ab is a red dwarf star in the constellation Pictor. It is the smallest known star (that isn’t a brown dwarf, white dwarf or neutron star), with a radius of only 0.08 suns. It has a mass of 290 Saturns, the least massive star known. The star was discovered by astronomers at the University of Cambridge.

Astronomical data

Radius (in Solar Radii): 0.08 R

Diameter (in Kilometers): 117,484 km

Mass (in Solar Masses): 0.08 M

Distance (in Light Years): 669 ly

Spectral type: M (Red)

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