Gliese 674

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Gliese 674
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ara
Right ascension 17h 28m 39.9463s
Declination –46° 53′ 42.685″
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.38
Characteristics
Spectral type M3V
U−B color index 1.22
B−V color index 1.55
R−I color index 1.03
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv) -10.5 ± 1.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 573.32 ± 1.89 mas/yr
Dec.: -879.84 ± 0.82 mas/yr
Parallax (π) 220.25 ± 1.59 mas
Distance 14.8 ± 0.1 ly
(4.54 ± 0.03 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV) 11.06
Details
Mass 0.35 M
Radius 0.41-0.43 R
Luminosity 0.0032 L
Surface gravity (log g) 570 m/s2 (58.1 g)
Temperature 3600 ± 100 K
Metallicity -0.28
Age 0.55 ± 0.45 G years
Other designations
GJ 674, CD -46°11540, CP(D) −46°8664, GCTP 3958.00, LHS 449, LFT 1351, LTT 6942, LPM 645, HIP 85523.
Database references
SIMBAD data
ARICNS data

Gliese 674 (Gliese–Jahreiß 674) is a pre-main sequence red dwarf star approximately 15 light years away in the southern constellation of Ara.

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[edit] Planetary system

On January 7, 2007, Bonfils used the HARPS spectrograph in ESO and found an intermediate mass planet orbiting close to the red dwarf star in an unusually eccentric orbit.

The Gliese 674 system
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity
b ≥11.8 M 0.039 4.6938 ± 0.007 0.2 ± 0.02

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Coordinates: Sky map 17h 28m 39.9463s, −46° 53′ 42.685″


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