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Star Gliese 667

Triple star system Gliese 667 is located 24 light years away from the Sun. It is a system with 3 stars. There are multiple known exoplanets in this system.
Sun distance
24 light years
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Gliese 667 A

Orange star, flare star
Spectral class: K3V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 17h 19m 0.301s
Declination iconDeclination: -34° 59' 52.062'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 138.066
Distance iconSun distance: 23.623 ly | 7.2 pc

Basic characteristic

icon weight
Mass: 73 % M Sun | 765 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 76 % R Sun | 7.6 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 4941 K | 0.86 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 5.9
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 6.6
5
10
15
20
25
30
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 667 B

Orange star
Spectral class: K5V

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 69 % M Sun | 723 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 70 % R Sun | 7 R Jupiter

Gliese 667 C

Red dwarf, flare star, High proper motion star
Spectral class: M1.5V

Basic characteristic

icon weight
Mass: 31 % M Sun | 325 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 42 % R Sun | 4.2 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 3472 K | 0.6 T Sun
time iconAge: 5 billions years | 1.09 Sun
luminosity iconLuminosity: 0.0137 L Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 10.2
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 10.9
5
10
15
20
25
30
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 667 system structure

Gliese 667 A
Gliese 667 B
Gliese 667 C
 Gliese 667 C b 0.05 AU 5.7 M⊕ -
Gliese 667 C c 0.13 AU 3.7 M⊕ 1.5 R⊕ -
More about Gliese 667
       Gliese 667 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, and it is possible to see it with naked eye. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
142 G. Scorpii, CD−34°11626, HD 156384, HIP 84709, HR 6426, LHS 442/442/443, SAO 208670., Gaia EDR3 5975663354131618304
External sources
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Simbad database (HD 156384C)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
News from this star system
calendar icon05. 02 2012
tag iconExoplanets
Article image:

Potentially habitable exoplanet discovered 22 light years away around star Gliese 667 C

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