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Gliese 102
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Star Gliese 102

Red dwarf Gliese 102 is located 33 light years away from the Sun. It is a single flare star of spectral class M3.5 V, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
33 light years

Gliese 102

Red dwarf, flare star
Spectral class: M3.5 V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 2h 33m 37.239s
Declination iconDeclination: 24° 55' 26.875'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 100.147
Distance iconSun distance: 32.568 ly | 10 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 30 % M Sun | 303.8 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 30 % R Sun | 3.3 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 3283 K | 0.57 T Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.00054 L Sun

Photometry

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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 102 system structure

Gliese 102
More about Gliese 102
Nearby star Gliese 102 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 30 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3283 K (3010 °C), which is about 57 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 102 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope. 
Other designations of this star
L 1305-10, LP 354-46, CSI+24-02307, LSPM J0233+2455, LTT 10844, G 36-24, JP11 5108, LFT 215, LHS 1417, PLX 514, NLTT 8312, 2MASS J02333717+2455392, USNO 408, Gaia EDR3 102162639019033600
External sources
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Simbad database (G 36-24)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 102162639019033600)
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.
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Gliese 3147
- 6.5 ly

Delta Trianguli
1 M☉ 6.6 ly

Gliese 3146
0.05 M☉ 7.1 ly

Gliese 109
0.3 M☉ 7.6 ly
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