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Gliese 609
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Star Gliese 609

Red dwarf Gliese 609 is located 33 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M4V , 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 609

Red dwarf, High proper motion star
Spectral class: M4V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 16h 2m 49.857s
Declination iconDeclination: 20° 35' 1.155'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 99.795
Distance iconSun distance: 32.683 ly | 10 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 30 % M Sun | 261.9 M Jupiter (estimate)
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Size: 30 % R Sun | 2.7 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 3330 K | 0.58 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 12.6
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 12.6
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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 609 system structure

Gliese 609
More about Gliese 609
Nearby star Gliese 609 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 3330 K (3057 °C), which is about 58 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 609 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
LHS 411, G 168-25, GJ 609, G 137-78, LFT 1243, L 1346-53, L 1345-70, LTT 14773, TIC 229575381, USNO 55, 2MASS J16025098+2035218, Gaia EDR3 1205070452055788928
External sources
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Simbad database (G 137-78)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 1205070452055788928)
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

WISE J154214.00+223005.2
- 3.3 ly

Gamma Serpentis
1.3 M☉ 4.9 ly

2MASS J1535+2225
- 5.1 ly

Gliese 3976
0 M☉ 6.8 ly

Ross 508
0.18 M☉ 7 ly
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