Gliese 623
Coordinates: 
16h 24m 09.32495s, +48° 21′ 10.4611″
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Hercules |
| Right ascension | 16h 24m 09.32495s |
| Declination | +48° 21′ 10.4611″ |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M3.0V / M D ~ |
| Astrometry | |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: 1146.26 mas/yr Dec.: -451.86 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 124.12 ± 1.16[1] mas |
| Distance | 26.3 ± 0.2 ly (8.06 ± 0.08 pc) |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Gliese 623 is a dim double star 26.3 light years from Earth in the constellation Hercules. It was photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera in 1994. The binary system consists of two red dwarfs orbiting each other at a distance of 1.9 astronomical units.
Gliese 623b is right of center
See also
References
- Barbieri, C.; De Marchi, G.; Nota, A.; Corrain, G.; Hack, W.; Ragazzoni, R.; MacChetto, D. (November 1996). "First HST/FOC images of the low mass companion of the astrometric binary Gliese 623". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 315 (1): 418–420. Bibcode:1996A&A...315..418B.
- Martinache; Lloyd, James P.; Ireland, Michael J.; Yamada, Ryan S.; Tuthill, Peter G. (2007). "Precision Masses of the Low-Mass Binary System GJ 623". The Astrophysical Journal. 661 (1): 496–501. arXiv:astro-ph/0612138
. Bibcode:2007ApJ...661..496M. doi:10.1086/513868.
- ↑ van Leeuwen, F. 2007
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