Star Gliese 687
Red dwarf Gliese 687 is located 15 light years away from the Sun.
It is a single star of spectral class M3.5 V, that has 40 % of solar mass.
There are multiple known exoplanets in this system.
More about Gliese 687
Nearby star Gliese 687 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium. It is approximately 50 % of the size of Sun and temperature on its surface is around 3095 K (2822 °C), which is about 54 % of Sun's temperature.
Gliese 687 can be found in northern celestial hemisphere, you cannot see it with naked eye, but you can observe this star with basic telescope. The star is easily observable from Northern America, Europe and Asia.
Other designations of this star
BD+68 946, LHS 450, AOe 17415-6, LTT 15232, SAO 17568, GCTP 4029.00, HIP 86162, STU 10B, LFT 1364, Gaia EDR3 1637645127018395776
External sources
Simbad database (BD+68 946)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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 36m 24.977s
Declination: 68° 20' 0.591'' (northern hemisphere)
Parallax: 219.79
Sun distance: 14.839 ly | 4.5 pc
Temperature: 3095 K | 0.54 T Sun
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