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Gliese 595
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Star Gliese 595

Red dwarf Gliese 595 is located 32 light years away from the Sun. It is suspected double or multiple star of spectral class M3 D, that has 29 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
32 light years

Gliese 595

Red dwarf, Spectroscopic binary
Spectral class: M3 D

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 15h 42m 4.267s
Declination iconDeclination: -19° 28' 34.92'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 103.18
Distance iconSun distance: 31.61 ly | 9.7 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 29 % M Sun | 304 M Jupiter
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Size: 21 % R Sun | 2.1 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 3328 K | 0.58 T Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.00132 L Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 11.9
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 11.9
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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 595 system structure

Gliese 595
More about Gliese 595
Nearby star Gliese 595 is approximately 20 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3328 K (3055 °C), which is about 58 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 595 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
HIP 76901, HIC 76901, JP11 5188, JP11 5159, L 768-119, LFT 1218, LHS 54, LTT 6273, NLTT 40918, 2MASS J15420677-1928167, GJ 595, Gaia EDR3 6254033894121581952
External sources
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Simbad database (L 768-119)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 6254033894121581952)
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.
Closest stars

LP 860-41
- 5.2 ly

2MASS J15345704-1418486
- 5.2 ly

2MASS J1507-1627
0.07 M☉ 8.5 ly

L 623-94
- 8.7 ly

2MASSI J1546271-332511
- 10 ly
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