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Star Gliese 3421

Red dwarf Gliese 3421 is located 29 light years away from the Sun. It is suspected double or multiple star of spectral class M5 V, that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
29 light years

Gliese 3421

Spectral class: M5 V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 7h 3m 56.928s
Declination iconDeclination: 52° 41' 51.818'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 110.826
Distance iconSun distance: 29.429 ly | 9 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 40 % M Sun | 419 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 20 % R Sun | 2.1 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 3040 K | 0.53 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 13.3
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 13.5
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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 3421 system structure

Gliese 3421
More about Gliese 3421
Nearby star Gliese 3421 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 20 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3040 K (2767 °C), which is about 53 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 3421 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
G 193-27, LHS 224, LP 122-59, LTT 11965, LFT 506, L 1750-5, Gaia EDR3 981548637301374336
External sources
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Simbad database (G 193-27)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 981548637301374336)
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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2MASS J06523073+4710348
- 3 ly

Gliese 3380
0 M☉ 5.5 ly

G 107-48
- 5.7 ly

WISE 0607+2429
0.05 M☉ 6.7 ly

Gliese 3378
0.23 M☉ 6.7 ly
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