Luyten 1229-11

Catalog numbers:
Gliese & Jahreiss (GJ) 1026, Luyten Double Star (LDS) 873, Luyten (L) 1229-11
Arity: binary
Right Ascension and Declination: 1h0m32s, +19°49'47" (epoch 1950.0)
Distance from Sol: 56 light-years (17 parsecs)
Standard error in distance: 10.1382%
Source for distance: Gliese
Celestial (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: 51, 14, 19
Galactic (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: -24, 33, -38
Proper motion: 0.644 arcsec/yr (86.2° from north)
Source for proper motion: Gliese

What do all these fields mean?

Data for A and B's orbit around one other:
Combined absolute visual magnitude: +10.19
Combined visual luminosity: 0.007 x Sol
Observed Separation: 34 A.U.s
As seen from A:
B would appear as magnitude -12.67
As seen from B:
A would appear as magnitude -13.19

Component A:
Catalog numbers:
Luyten Half-Second (LHS) 1180, Luyten Palomar (LP) 406-76
Spectral class: M1.5
Luminosity Class: V
Apparent visual magnitude: +11.88
Absolute visual magnitude: +10.72
Visual luminosity: 0.005 x Sol
Comfort Zone (visual): 0.07 A.U.s

Component B:
Catalog numbers:
Luyten Half-Second (LHS) 1181, Luyten Palomar (LP) 406-77
Spectral class: M3.5
Luminosity Class: V
Apparent visual magnitude: +12.40
Absolute visual magnitude: +11.24
Visual luminosity: 0.003 x Sol
Comfort Zone (visual): 0.05 A.U.s

Data for this star system were most recently updated on 4-April-2001.