Gliese 880 is a red dwarf star in the northern constellation of Pegasus that may host an exoplanetary companion. No stellar companions to Gliese 880 have been discovered as of 2020.[9]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox | |
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Constellation | Pegasus |
Right ascension | 22h 56m 34.805s[1] |
Declination | 16° 33′ 12.36″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 8.68[2] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | Main-sequence star |
Spectral type | M1.5V[3] |
Apparent magnitude (B) | 10.187[2] |
Apparent magnitude (R) | 7.80[2] |
Apparent magnitude (I) | 7.100[2] |
Apparent magnitude (J) | 5.360±0.020[2] |
Apparent magnitude (H) | 4.800±0.036[2] |
Apparent magnitude (K) | 4.523±0.016[2] |
B−V color index | 1.507±0.015[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | −27.99±0.16[1] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −1034.733±0.026 mas/yr[1] Dec.: −284.131±0.025 mas/yr[1] |
Parallax (π) | 145.6234 ± 0.0254 mas[1] |
Distance | 22.397 ± 0.004 ly (6.867 ± 0.001 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 9.50[2] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.5860±0.0586[4] M☉ |
Radius | 0.689±0.044[4] R☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.77[5] cgs |
Temperature | 3,373±100[4] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | +0.20±0.05[6] dex |
Rotation | 37.5±0.1 d[7] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 2.07[6] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
In June 2019, a candidate planet was reported in orbit around Gliese 880.[10]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b (unconfirmed) | 8.5+5.7 −4.7 M🜨 |
0.187+0.016 −0.020 |
39.372+0.050 −0.059 |
0.13+0.25 −0.13 |
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