Star Gliese 674
Red dwarf Gliese 674 is located 15 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class M2.5 V, that has 35 % of solar mass.
There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
More about Gliese 674
Nearby star Gliese 674 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 3600 K (3327 °C), which is about 62 % of Sun's temperature.
Gliese 674 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is also observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
CD-46 11540, LHS 449, LFT 1351, LTT 6942, LPM 645, HIC 85523, HIP 85523, GJ 674, Gaia EDR3 5951824121022278144
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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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Right ascension: 17h 28m 40.846s
Declination: -46° 53' 56.778'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax: 219.646
Sun distance: 14.849 ly | 4.6 pc
Temperature: 3600 K | 0.62 T Sun
Age: 0.55 billions years | 0.12 Sun
Luminosity: 0.016 L Sun
Apparent magnitude (V): 9.4
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