Gliese 1002

Gliese 1002 is a red dwarf star. It is located relatively near our Sun, at a distance of about 15.8 light years, in the constellation Cetus.

Gliese 1002
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension  00h 06m 43.205s[1]
Declination –07° 32 16.83[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.73
Characteristics
Spectral type M5.5 V
U−B color index 1.78
B−V color index 1.97
Variable type None
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–41 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: –749.4 ± 8.0[1] mas/yr
Dec.: –1922.1 ± 8.0[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)206.213 ± 0.13[2] mas
Distance15.816 ± 0.010 ly
(4.849 ± 0.003 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)15.37
Other designations
GJ 1002, LHS 2, GCTP 9.01, G 158-27, , Gaia DR2 2441630500517079808
Database references
SIMBADdata

This appears to be a relatively quiescent star, and no flare activity has been detected.

See also

  • List of nearest stars

References

  1. Zacharias, N.; et al. (2013). "The Fourth US Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC4)". The Astronomical Journal. 145 (2). 44. arXiv:1212.6182. Bibcode:2013AJ....145...44Z. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/145/2/44.Vizier catalog entry
  2. Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.


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