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Gliese 4281
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Star Gliese 4281

Red dwarf Gliese 4281 is located 36 light years away from the Sun. It is a single flare star of spectral class M6.5V , that has typically about 25 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
36 light years

Gliese 4281

Red dwarf, flare star
Spectral class: M6.5V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 22h 28m 53.998s
Declination iconDeclination: -13° 25' 36.176'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 91.838
Distance iconSun distance: 35.514 ly | 10.9 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 10 % M Sun | 115.2 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 10 % R Sun | 1.3 R Jupiter (estimate)

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 17.1
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 17
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10
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35
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 4281 system structure

Gliese 4281
More about Gliese 4281
Nearby star Gliese 4281 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium.
       Gliese 4281 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
GJ 4281, LP 760-3, EPIC 206050032, LHS 523, 2MASS J22285440-1325178, NLTT 53958, WISEA J222854.11-132530.5, Gaia EDR3 2601148128510120576
External sources
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Simbad database (LP 760-3)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2601148128510120576)
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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- 7.6 ly

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- 7.7 ly
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