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Gliese 487
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Star Gliese 487

Red dwarf Gliese 487 is located 33 light years away from the Sun. It is suspected double or multiple star of spectral class M3V , 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 487

Red dwarf, flare star, Spectroscopic binary
Spectral class: M3V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 12h 49m 2.757s
Declination iconDeclination: 66° 6' 36.664'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 97.91
Distance iconSun distance: 33.312 ly | 10.2 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 40 % M Sun | 377.1 M Jupiter (estimate)
radius icon
Size: 40 % R Sun | 4.1 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 3395 K | 0.59 T 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 487 system structure

Gliese 487
More about Gliese 487
Nearby star Gliese 487 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 40 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3395 K (3122 °C), which is about 59 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 487 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere. 
Other designations of this star
G 237-78, GJ 487, DEL 4, AC +66 3955, HIC 62556, HIP 62556, JP11 5150, LSPM J1249+6606, LTT 13665, NLTT 32013, 2MASS J12490273+6606366, TIC 341687654, TYC 4168-824-1, V* DP Dra, WISEA J124902.00+660635.8, Gaia DR2 1677568527365572224
External sources
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Simbad database (G 237-78)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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.
Closest stars

2MASS J1237+6526
0.04 M☉ 1 ly

WISE 1150+6302
- 4.1 ly

HR 5256
0.8 M☉ 5.1 ly

SZ Ursae Majoris
0 M☉ 6.2 ly

Gliese 9492
0.41 M☉ 7.2 ly
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