Gliese 69

Gliese 69 is a star located in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It has an apparent magnitude of 8.40.[2] Parallax measurements by Hipparcos put it at a distance of 44.3 light-years (13.6 parsecs) away.[1]

Gliese 69
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cassiopeia
Right ascension  01h 43m 40.72450s[1]
Declination +63° 49′ 24.2390″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.40[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K5 Vbe[2]
U−B color index +1.12[3]
B−V color index +1.22[3]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−50.827 ± 0.0075[4] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −394.73[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −582.26[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)73.65 ± 0.98[1] mas
Distance44.3 ± 0.6 ly
(13.6 ± 0.2 pc)
Details
Mass0.624[5] M☉
Radius0.59[5] R☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.70[5] cgs
Temperature4312[6] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.39[6] dex
Age6.89 ± 4.70[6] Gyr
Other designations
BD+63° 229, GJ 69, HD 10436, HIP 8070, SAO 11943, LHS 1291.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata

Gliese 69 is a K-type main-sequence star that is smaller and less massive than the Sun.[5] It glows with an effective temperature of 4,312 K.[6] It is around 6.9 billion years old,[6] significantly older than the Sun. Gliese 69 is also known by its designations HD 14036 and LHS 1291.[7]

Planetary System

In 2019 one candidate planet been detected by the radial velocity method.[8]

The Gliese 69 planetary system
Companion
(in order from star)		 Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)		 Orbital period
(days)		 Eccentricity Inclination Radius
b 8.3+3.7
−3.2 M⊕		 0.043±0.004 3.84237+0.00085
−0.00054		 0.03+0.20
−0.03		 — —
gollark: Installation of internet connected microcontrollers in radiators?
gollark: Deletion of all mentions of yellow from the internet?
gollark: Wooden bedsheets?
gollark: Chocolate glasses?
gollark: osmarks.tk uses subterranean neutrino beams mostly.

References
  1. van Leeuwen, F.; et al. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 474 (2): 653–664. arXiv:0708.1752. Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357.
  2. Keenan, Philip C.; McNeil, Raymond C. (1989). "The Perkins catalog of revised MK types for the cooler stars". Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 71: 245. Bibcode:1989ApJS...71..245K. doi:10.1086/191373.
  3. Mermilliod, J.-C. (1986). "Compilation of Eggen's UBV data, transformed to UBV (unpublished)". Catalogue of Eggen's UBV Data. Bibcode:1986EgUBV........0M.
  4. Soubiran, C.; Jasniewicz, G.; Chemin, L.; Crifo, F.; Udry, S.; Hestroffer, D.; Katz, D. (2013). "The catalogue of radial velocity standard stars for Gaia. I. Pre-launch release". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 552: A64. arXiv:1302.1905. Bibcode:2013A&A...552A..64S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220927.
  5. Takeda, Genya; Ford, Eric B.; Sills, Alison; Rasio, Frederic A.; Fischer, Debra A.; Valenti, Jeff A. (February 2007). "Structure and Evolution of Nearby Stars with Planets. II. Physical Properties of ~1000 Cool Stars from the SPOCS Catalog". The Astrophysical Journal Supplement Series. 168 (2): 297–318. arXiv:astro-ph/0607235. Bibcode:2007ApJS..168..297T. doi:10.1086/509763.
  6. Pace, G. (March 2013). "Chromospheric activity as age indicator. An L-shaped chromospheric-activity versus age diagram". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 551: 4. arXiv:1301.5651. Bibcode:2013A&A...551L...8P. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220364. L8.
  7. "HD 10436". SIMBAD. Centre de données astronomiques de Strasbourg. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
  8. Barnes, J. R.; et al. (2019-06-11). "Frequency of planets orbiting M dwarfs in the Solar neighbourhood". arXiv:1906.04644v1. Bibcode:2019arXiv190604644T. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

Company, Sol. "Research: K stars within 100 light-years". Retrieved 24 July 2011.


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