Gliese 673

Gliese 673 is an orange dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has a stellar classification of K7V.[2] Main sequence stars with this spectra have a mass in the range of 60-70% of solar mass (M) (comparable to the members of the binary star system 61 Cygni).

Gl 673
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 17h 25m 45.23266s[1]
Declination +02° 06 41.1208[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.492[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K7V[2]
U−B color index 1.261[2]
B−V color index 1.373[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−24.4[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −579.66[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −1,184.76[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)129.86 ± 0.73[1] mas
Distance25.1 ± 0.1 ly
(7.70 ± 0.04 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)8.06[2]
Details
Radius0.564[4] R
Surface gravity (log g)4.70[5] cgs
Temperature4,030[4] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.20[5] dex
Rotation11.94 days[6]
Age(205 ± 21) × 106[6] years
Other designations
GJ 673, BD +02°3312, HD 157881, LHS 447, LTT 15175, GCTP 3955.00, SAO 122374, Wolf 718, Vys 794, HIP 85295.[7]
Database references
SIMBADdata

This star is relatively near our Sun at a distance of about 25 light years. In spite of this proximity, however, it is still too faint to be viewed by the unaided eye. It is considered a slowly rotating star with a relatively high proper motion.

Gliese 673 is among nearby K-type stars of a type in a 'sweet spot’ between Sun-analog stars and M stars, in terms of the likelihood of life and its ease of detectability (in this case for planets in the system's outer conservative habitable zone), per analysis of Giada Arney from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center.[8]

See also

References

  1. van Leeuwen, F. (November 2007), "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 474 (2): 653–664, arXiv:0708.1752, Bibcode:2007A&A...474..653V, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357
  2. Koen, C.; et al. (April 2010), "UBV(RI)C JHK observations of Hipparcos-selected nearby stars", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 403 (4): 1949–1968, Bibcode:2010MNRAS.403.1949K, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2966.2009.16182.x
  3. Nordström, B.; et al. (May 2004), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood. Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of ˜14 000 F and G dwarfs", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 418: 989–1019, arXiv:astro-ph/0405198, Bibcode:2004A&A...418..989N, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035959
  4. van Belle, Gerard T.; von Braun, Kaspar (April 2009), "Directly Determined Linear Radii and Effective Temperatures of Exoplanet Host Stars", The Astrophysical Journal, 694 (2): 1085–1098, arXiv:0901.1206, Bibcode:2009ApJ...694.1085V, doi:10.1088/0004-637X/694/2/1085
  5. Frasca, A.; et al. (December 2009), "REM near-IR and optical photometric monitoring of pre-main sequence stars in Orion. Rotation periods and starspot parameters", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 508 (3): 1313–1330, arXiv:0911.0760, Bibcode:2009A&A...508.1313F, doi:10.1051/0004-6361/200913327
  6. Barnes, Sydney A. (November 2007), "Ages for Illustrative Field Stars Using Gyrochronology: Viability, Limitations, and Errors", The Astrophysical Journal, 669 (2): 1167–1189, arXiv:0704.3068, Bibcode:2007ApJ...669.1167B, doi:10.1086/519295
  7. "LHS 447 -- High proper-motion Star", SIMBAD, Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg, retrieved 2011-10-15
  8. Arney, Giada N. (2019). "The K Dwarf Advantage for Biosignatures on Directly Imaged Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 873 (1): L7. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab0651.


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