Gliese 588
Star in the constellation Lupus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gliese 588 is a nearby red dwarf star of spectral type M2.5, located in the constellation Lupus at 19.34 light-years from Earth.[1] It emits a very stable light flux, with no detectable pulsations.[6]
Quick Facts Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000, Constellation ...
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Constellation | Lupus |
Right ascension | 15h 32m 12.93186s[1] |
Declination | −41° 16′ 32.1081″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.311 |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M2.5V[2] |
U−B color index | +1.14[3] |
B−V color index | +1.51[3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 15.50 km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: -1176.447[4] mas/yr Dec.: -1030.9703[4] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 168.9965 ± 0.0270 mas[4] |
Distance | 19.300 ± 0.003 ly (5.9173 ± 0.0009 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 10.44[5] |
Details[6] | |
Mass | 0.43±0.05 M☉ |
Radius | 0.42±0.03 R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.82±0.08 cgs |
Temperature | 3555±41 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.06±0.08 dex |
Rotation | 61.3±6.5 d[7] |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Location of Gliese 588 in the constellation Lupus |
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