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Gliese 84
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Star Gliese 84

Red dwarf Gliese 84 is located 30 light years away from the Sun. It is suspected double or multiple star of spectral class M2.5 V, that has 40 % of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this star system.
Sun distance
30 light years

Gliese 84

Red dwarf, Spectroscopic binary
Spectral class: M2.5 V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 2h 5m 6.307s
Declination iconDeclination: -17° 36' 55.451'' (equatorial region)
Parallax iconParallax: 107.297
Distance iconSun distance: 30.397 ly | 9.3 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 40 % M Sun | 419 M Jupiter
radius icon
Size: 54 % R Sun | 5.4 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 3534 K | 0.61 T Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 10.2
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 10.3
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10
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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 84 system structure

Gliese 84
More about Gliese 84
Nearby star Gliese 84 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 3534 K (3261 °C), which is about 61 % of Sun's temperature.
       Gliese 84 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
HIP 9724, LHS 149, LTT 1092, G 272-148, BD-18 359, Gaia EDR3 5138510181584617856
External sources
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Simbad database (BD-18 359)
Astronomical database SIMBAD (the Set of Identifications, Measurements and Bibliography for Astronomical Data)
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 5138510181584617856)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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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Gliese 3119
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