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Gliese 179

Coordinates: Sky map 04h 52m 05.7273s, +06° 28′ 35.542″
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Gliese 179
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 04h 52m 05.73212s[1]
Declination +06° 28′ 35.5887″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.94[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type M2V[3] or M3.5[4]
Apparent magnitude (U) 14.791[2]
Apparent magnitude (B) 13.530[2]
Apparent magnitude (R) 10.85[2]
Apparent magnitude (I) 9.334[2]
Apparent magnitude (J) 7.814±0.024[2]
Apparent magnitude (H) 7.209±0.046[2]
Apparent magnitude (K) 6.942±0.018[2]
U−B color index 1.26[2]
B−V color index 1.590±0.015[2]
V−R color index 1.09[2]
R−I color index 1.52[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)–9.05±0.15[2] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 153.615 mas/yr[1]
Dec.: −306.046 mas/yr[1]
Parallax (π)80.5623 ± 0.0236 mas[1]
Distance40.48 ± 0.01 ly
(12.413 ± 0.004 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)11.50[2]
Details
Mass0.400±0.005 M[4]
0.357±0.03[5] M
Radius0.400±0.005 R[4]
0.318±0.024 R[6]
0.38±0.02[5] R
Luminosity0.0158±0.0003 L[4]
0.016±0.02[5] L
Surface gravity (log g)4.148[7] cgs
Temperature3,424±16[8] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.36±0.04 dex[9]
+0.30±0.10 dex[5]
+0.12[10] dex
Age4.6+3.5
−2.4
[10] Gyr
Other designations
GJ 179, HIP 22627, G 83-37, 84-15, 82-52, LTT 11525, NLTT 14088, Ross 401, Wolf 1539[11]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata

Gliese 179 is a small red dwarf star with an exoplanetary companion in the equatorial constellation of Orion. It is much too faint to be visible to the naked eye with an apparent visual magnitude of 11.94.[2] The system is located at a distance of 40.5 light-years (12.4 parsecs) from the Sun based on parallax measurements, but is drifting closer with a radial velocity of –9 km/s.[2] It is a high proper motion star, traversing the celestial sphere at an angular rate of 0.370·yr−1.[12]

This is an M-type main-sequence star with a stellar classification of M2V.[3] Based on the motion of this star through space, it is estimated to be roughly 4.6 billion years old.[10] It is chromospherically active[5] with a projected rotational velocity of 4 km/s.[7] This star is smaller and less massive than the Sun, but has a higher metal content. It is radiating just 1.6% of the luminosity of the Sun from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,424 K.[8]

In 2009, a Jovian-type planet was found in orbit around the star,[5] one of the few red dwarfs known to harbor a planet of this mass.[10] The radial velocity data suggested there may be an additional companion. At the orbital distance of this planet, it is not expected to be influenced by tidal interactions with the host star.[10] In 2023, the inclination and true mass of Gliese 179 b were determined via astrometry.[13] A second candidate planet was reported in 2017[14] and was also reported in a 2019 preprint. This is a potential super-Earth with a minimum mass equal to about five times the mass of the Earth.[15]

The Gliese 179 planetary system[13][15]
Companion
(in order from star)
Mass Semimajor axis
(AU)
Orbital period
(days)
Eccentricity Inclination Radius
c (unconfirmed) ≥4.9±2.7 M🜨 0.032±0.003 3.4798+0.0014
−0.0010
0.04+0.27
−0.04
b 0.95+0.16
−0.11
 MJ
2.424+0.071
−0.075
2303+34
−31
0.179+0.048
−0.044
61+16
−13
or 119+13
−16
°

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References

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  12. ^ Lépine, Sébastien; Shara, Michael M. (March 2005). "A Catalog of Northern Stars with Annual Proper Motions Larger than 0.15" (LSPM-NORTH Catalog)". The Astronomical Journal. 129 (3): 1483–1522. arXiv:astro-ph/0412070. Bibcode:2005AJ....129.1483L. doi:10.1086/427854. S2CID 2603568.
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