LHS 1903

LHS 1903

Artist's impression of LHS 1903 system
Credit: ESA
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lynx
Right ascension 07h 11m 27.9427s
Declination +48° 19′ 49.3991″
Apparent magnitude (V) 12.21
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type M0.5V or dM1.5
Apparent magnitude (G) 11.39
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)30.83±0.41 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −92.924±0.018 mas/yr
Dec.: −570.393±0.015 mas/yr
Parallax (π)28.0525±0.0242 mas
Distance116.3 ± 0.1 ly
(35.65 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+8.89
Details
Mass0.538+0.039
−0.030
 M
Radius0.539±0.014 R
Luminosity0.05 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.75±0.12 cgs
Temperature3664±70 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.11±0.09 dex
Rotation~40.8 d
Age7.08+2.87
−1.98
 Gyr
Other designations
HIP 34730, G 107-55, LSPM J0711+4819, NLTT 17491, TOI-1730, TIC 318022259, TYC 3396-1862-1, 2MASS J07112794+4819501, Gaia DR2 978086481343568128, Gaia DR3 978086481343568128
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

LHS 1903 is a red dwarf star located about 116 light years from Earth in the constellation Lynx, near to 21 Lyncis. It is thought to be a member of the Milky Way's thick disk.

It hosts four known exoplanets. Its planetary system has been described as "inside-out", as instead of the usual pattern where gas planets tend to form further out, its planets are arranged in a configuration where the innermost and outermost planets are rocky, while the middle planets are gas dwarfs.

The code LHS 1903 comes from the Luyten Half-Second catalogue – a list of stars with an annual proper motion of more than half a second, which was compiled by Willem Jacob Luyten in 1979. The four planets are lettered b, c, d and e, following exoplanet naming convention.