LHS 288

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LHS 288 (Luyten 143-23) is a red dwarf star in the constellation Carina. At a distance of 15.759 light-years (4.831 parsecs), it is among the nearest stars, and is the closest in the constellation. Despite its closeness, the star is far too faint to be seen with the unaided eye, with an apparent magnitude of 13.92.

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Image: IAU and Sky & Telescope magazine (Roger Sinnott & Rick Fienberg), CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.