Gliese 486
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Gliese 486, also known as Wolf 437 and formally named Gar, is a red dwarf star 26.4 light-years (8.1 parsecs) away in the constellation Virgo. It hosts one known exoplanet.[3]
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Virgo |
Right ascension | 12h 47m 56.62457s[1] |
Declination | +09° 45′ 05.0357″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 11.395 |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | main sequence |
Spectral type | M3.5V[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 19.20±0.17[1] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1008.267 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −460.034 mas/yr[1] |
Parallax (π) | 123.7756 ± 0.0329 mas[1] |
Distance | 26.351 ± 0.007 ly (8.079 ± 0.002 pc) |
Details[3] | |
Mass | 0.323±0.015 M☉ |
Radius | 0.328±0.011 R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.01210±0.00023 L☉ |
Temperature | 3340±54 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.15±0.13[4] dex |
Rotation | 49.9±5.5 d[4] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | <2[5] km/s |
Age | 1-8[4] Gyr |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
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