Gliese 251
Appearance
Astrometry | |
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Parallax (π) | 179.01 ± 1.60 mas[1] |
Distance | 18.2 ± 0.2 ly (5.59 ± 0.05 pc) |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Gliese 251 is a nearby red dwarf star of spectral type M4.0, located in constellation Gemini at 18.22 light-years from Earth.[1]
History of observations
The discovery name of this star is Wolf 294.[7] This indicates that it is known at least from 1919, when proper motion stellar catalogue by Max Wolf was published.[8][9]
References
- ^ a b c Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 33226". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
- ^ Gliese, W.; Jahreiß, H. (1991). "Gl 251". Preliminary Version of the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
- ^ Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "LHS 1879". LHS Catalogue, 2nd Edition.
- ^ Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "NLTT 17147". NLTT Catalogue.
- ^ Van Altena W. F.; Lee J. T.; Hoffleit E. D. (1995). "GCTP 1609". The General Catalogue of Trigonometric Stellar Parallaxes (Fourth ed.). Retrieved 2014-11-23.
- ^ Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 33226". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues. Retrieved 2014-11-23.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, J. D.; Gelino, C. R.; Cushing, M. C.; Mace, G. N.; Griffith, R. L.; Skrutskie, M. F.; Marsh, K. A.; Wright, E. L.; Eisenhardt, P. R.; McLean, I. S.; Mainzer, A. K.; Burgasser, A. J.; Tinney, C. G.; Parker, S.; Salter, G. (2012). "Further Defining Spectral Type "Y" and Exploring the Low-mass End of the Field Brown Dwarf Mass Function". The Astrophysical Journal. 753 (2): 156. arXiv:1205.2122. Bibcode:2012ApJ...753..156K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/753/2/156.
- ^ Wolf, Max (1919). "Katalog von 1053 staerker bewegten Fixsternen". Veroeffentlichungen der Badischen Sternwarte zu Heidelberg (Koe nigstuhl). Bd. 7 (10): 195–219. Bibcode:1919VeHei...7..195W.
- ^ Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects. Wolf entry. SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
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