11 Leonis Minoris
Sep. 13th, 2010 06:14 pmThis system is about 36 light years from us. It’s made up of 11 Leonis Minoris A, a G8V yellow dwarf with a metallicity around that of Sol, and 11 Leonis Minoris B, an M5V red dwarf orbiting A at an average distance of 43 AU -- but that may come as close as 4 AU. If B does come that close, A is not a good candidate for a habitable world, despite the rest of the promising data. As well, A may not be much more than 2 billion years old.
ETA: Mamajek and Hildebrand give an age range of 1.4 to 2.3 billion years.
ETA: Mamajek and Hildebrand give an age range of 1.4 to 2.3 billion years.