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Gliese 86
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Star Gliese 86

Binary star Gliese 86 is located 35 light years away from the Sun. It consists of a orange star and a white dwarf. There is at least one exoplanet in this system.
Sun distance
35 light years
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Gliese 86 A

Orange star, High proper motion star
Spectral class: K1.5V

Location

Ascension iconRight ascension: 2h 10m 29.512s
Declination iconDeclination: -50° 49' 15.261'' (southern hemisphere)
Parallax iconParallax: 92.925
Distance iconSun distance: 35.099 ly | 10.8 pc

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 83 % M Sun | 869 M Jupiter
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Size: 86 % R Sun | 8.5 R Jupiter
temperature iconTemperature: 5135 K | 0.89 T Sun
time iconAge: 2.03 billions years | 0.44 Sun

Photometry

Magnitude iconApparent magnitude (V): 6.1
Magnitude iconAbsolute magnitude (V): 6
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 86 B

White dwarf, , High proper motion star
Spectral class: D

Location

Distance iconDistance from the primary: 21 AU

Basic characteristic

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Mass: 49 % M Sun | 513 M Jupiter
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Size: 0 % R Sun | 0.2 R Jupiter (estimate)
temperature iconTemperature: 8180 K | 1.42 T Sun

Photometry

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 86 system structure

 Gliese 86 A
Gliese 86 A b 0.12 AU 1357.5 M⊕ 15.8 days
Gliese 86 B 21 AU
More about Gliese 86
       Gliese 86 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
GJ 86 B, HD 13445B, WDS J02104-5049B, WD 0208-510, Gl 86, GJ 86, CD−51°532, HD 13445, HIP 10138, HR 637, SAO 232658, WDS J02104-5049A, LHS 13, ESG 1A, GSC 08048-01022, LFT 186, LPM 103, LTT 1130, 2MASS J02102587-5049258, N30 446, NLTT 7238, TIC 220017951, TYC 8048-1022-1, WISEA J021028.31-504918.3, Gaia EDR3 4937000898856156288
External sources
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Closeby Habitable Exoplanet Survey (CHES). II. An Observation Strategy for the Target Stars
Scientific study, Accepted: 12. 08. 2024
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Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 4937000898856154624)
Archive from the Gaia mission
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