Star Gliese 747

Binary star Gliese 747 is located 27 light years away from the Sun. It consists of 2 red dwarf stars. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.

Gliese 747 B

Red dwarf

Spectral class: M3 V

Basic characteristic

Mass: 40 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 40 % R Sun (estimate)

Gliese 747 A

Red dwarf

Spectral class: M3 V

Location

Right ascension: 19h 7m 42.987s

Declination: 32° 32' 41.701'' (northern hemisphere)

Parallax: 120.2

Sun distance: 27.13 ly | 8.3 pc

Basic characteristic

Mass: 40 % M Sun (estimate)

Size: 40 % R Sun (estimate)

Temperature: 3382 K | 0.59 T Sun

Photometry

Apparent magnitude (V): 11.3

Absolute magnitude (V): 11.7

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 747 system structure

	Gliese 747 B
	Gliese 747 A

More about Gliese 747

Nearby star Gliese 747 is a main sequence star that fuses hydrogen atoms into helium.

       Gliese 747 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
G 207-16, KUI 90, LFT 1451, LHS 471, L 1499-28, LP 336-6, LTT 15603, NLTT 47437

External sources

Simbad database (G 207-16)

Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)

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Gaia DR2 2090670890062670080	-	2.5 ly
Vega	2.1 M☉	4.5 ly
Gliese 745	0.35 M☉	5.9 ly
WISE 1928+2356	0.02 M☉	6.4 ly
Gliese 1230	0.24 M☉	7.3 ly

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