From Handwiki | Observation data Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS) | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Eridanus |
| Right ascension | 03h 38m 15.69810s[1] |
| Declination | −11° 29′ 13.5013″[1] |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | +13.010[2] |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M2.5VI[3] |
| U−B color index | +1.385[4] |
| B−V color index | +1.605[4] |
| R−I color index | 1.184[2] |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | −84.50±0.63[1] km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 1,458.094[1] mas/yr Dec.: −2,696.796[1] mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 61.8726 ± 0.0499[1] mas |
| Distance | 52.71 ± 0.04 ly (16.16 ± 0.01 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 10.608[5] |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.255[6] M☉ |
| Radius | 0.411±0.051 R☉[2] 0.372±0.076 R☉[5] 0.202±0.012[7] R☉ |
| Luminosity | 0.0055[2] L☉ |
| Temperature | 3,488±50[2] K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.28±0.15[7] dex |
| Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 9.80[2] km/s |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
| ARICNS | data |
Gliese 1062 (often GJ 1062) is a single[6] red dwarf star in the constellation Eridanus, positioned about two degrees to the SSE of Epsilon Eridani.[9] It is also known as LHS 20 and Ross 578. The star is invisible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of +13.0,[2] requiring a telescope with at least a 25 cm (10 in) aperture to view.[10] It is located at a distance of 52.7 light years from the Sun based on parallax, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of −85 km/s.[1] The star has a high proper motion, traversing the sky at the rate of 3.033 arcseconds per year.[11]
This is an M-type subdwarf star with a stellar classification of M2.5VI.[3] It was one of the first three subdwarfs to be definitively identified by G. Kuiper in 1940, the other two being Kapteyn's Star and Wolf 1106.[12] GJ 1062 is considered a likely member of the halo population, and thus is a MACHO.[13]
Categories: [M-type subdwarfs] [Eridanus (constellation)] [Gliese and GJ objects] [2MASS objects]