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Gliese 676
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Star Gliese 676

Binary star Gliese 676 is located 52 light years away from the Sun. It consists of 2 red dwarf stars. There are multiple known exoplanets in this system.
Sun distance
52 light years
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Gliese 676 A

Red dwarf, High proper motion star
Spectral class: M0V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 17h 30m 10.761s
Declination iconDeclination: -51° 38' 16.092'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 62.579
Distance iconSun distance: 52.119 ly | 16 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 71 % M Sun | 744 M Jupiter
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Size: 69 % R Sun | 6.9 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 4293 K | 0.74 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 9.6
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 8.6
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10
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20
25
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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 676 B

Red dwarf, High proper motion star
Spectral class: M3V

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 8 % M Sun | 84 M Jupiter
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Size: 10 % R Sun | 0.9 R Jupiter (estimate)

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 13.4
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 12.3
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 676 system structure

 Gliese 676 A
Gliese 676 A d 0.04 AU 4.5 M⊕ 3.6 days
Gliese 676 A e 0.19 AU 11.4 M⊕ 35.4 days
Gliese 676 A b 1.81 AU 2130 M⊕ 1052.1 days
Gliese 676 A c 6.6 AU 2161.8 M⊕ 7337 days
Gliese 676 B
More about Gliese 676
       Gliese 676 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope.
Other designations of this star
LTT 6948, L 269-24, CD–51°10924, HIC 85647, HIP 85647, LTT 6947, NLTT 44859, NSV 8846, DENIS J173011.2-513812, GJ 676 A, 2MASS J17301119-5138132, TIC 369021303, TYC 8354-785-1, WISEA J173010.92-513814.7, Gaia EDR3 5925209583053212800
External sources
icon study
3-D selection of 167 sub-stellar companions to nearby stars
Scientific study, Accepted: 26. 08. 2022
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Simbad database (L 269-24)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 5925209514333720832)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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