VHS 1256-1257
VHS J125601.92-125723.9 is a red dwarf of spectral type M7.5 located approximately 13 parsecs from the sun, which was discovered by a team led by the Polish astronomer Bartosz Gauza. It is the central object of a planetary system with one known confirmed planet, VHS 1256-1257 b.VHS 1256-1257 b
The red dwarf's only discovered companion planet was first identified and documented by the 2MASS survey in 2015. It orbits at a distance of 102 ± 9 AU and has an estimated mass of approximately 11 times Jupiter's, which is below the minimum mass required for the thermonuclear fusion of deuterium.
