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Star Gliese 1002

Red dwarf Gliese 1002 is located 16 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M5.5 V C, that has 11 % of solar mass. There are multiple known exoplanets in this system.
Sun distance
16 light years

Gliese 1002

Red dwarf, High proper motion star
Spectral class: M5.5 V C

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 0h 6m 42.331s
Declination iconDeclination: -7° 32' 47.311'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 206.35
Distance iconSun distance: 15.806 ly | 4.8 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 11 % M Sun | 115 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 12 % R Sun | 1.2 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 3169 K | 0.55 T Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.001406 L Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 13.8
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 15.4
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K
2.1
H
1.6
J
1.2
Grp
0.8
I
0.8
G
0.6
V
0.5
Gbp
0.5
B
0.4
U
0.3
Absolute stellar magnitude in different parts of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared (K band) to ultraviolet (U band).

Gliese 1002 system structure

Gliese 1002
Gliese 1002 b 0.05 AU 1.1 M 10.3 days
Gliese 1002 c 0.07 AU 1.4 M 20.2 days
More about Gliese 1002
Nearby star Gliese 1002 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 10 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3169 K (2896 °C), which is about 55 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 1002 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope. 
Other designations of this star
LHS 2, G 158-27, GCTP 9.01, Gaia DR2 2441630500517079808, GJ 1002, JP11 5942, 2MASS J00064325-0732147, NLTT 248, TIC 176287658, PM 00042-0747, UCAC4 413-000170, WISEA J000642.61-073237.0, Zkh 3, Gaia EDR3 2441630500517079808
External sources
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Simbad database (G 158-27)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2441630500517079808)
Archive from the Gaia mission
Class of stars Red dwarf
Red dwarfs are small reddish stars, that are by far the most common type of star in solar neighborhood. Their mass is usually between 10 and 50 % of solar mass.
News from this star system
Article image:

Nearby star Gliese 1002 hosts two Earth-mass exoplanets in its habitable zone

Using the radial velocity method astronomers discovered two small exoplanets orbiting nearby star Gliese 1002. The star is a small red dwarf only 16 light years away. The new discovery makes it the 22nd closest planetary system.

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