Gliese 526

GJ 526 (Lalande 25372, Wolf 498) is a red dwarf star in the northern constellation of Boötes. It has an apparent visual magnitude of 8.5, which is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. Based upon an annual parallax shift of 0.184 arc seconds as measured by the Hipparcos satellite, this system is 17.7 light-years (5.43 parsecs) from Earth.

GJ 526
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Boötes
Right ascension 13h 45m 43.776s
Declination +14° 53 29.47
Apparent magnitude (V) 8.464
Characteristics
Spectral type M1.5 V
U−B color index +1.04
B−V color index +1.48
Variable type Flare
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+15.3 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +1,776.006 mas/yr
Dec.: −1,455.156 mas/yr
Parallax (π)183.9962 ± 0.0253 mas
Distance17.726 ± 0.002 ly
(5.4349 ± 0.0007 pc)
Details
Mass0.28 M
Radius0.582±0.021 R
Luminosity0.011 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.80 cgs
Temperature3,474±50 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]–0.086 dex
Rotation52.3±1.7 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)1.00 km/s
Other designations
BD+15°2620, CD+15° 2620, HD 119850, HIP 67155, SAO 100695, LAL 25372, PLX 3135, Wolf 498, TYC 899-789-1
Database references
SIMBADdata

Gliese 526
Location of Gliese 526 in the constellation Boötes

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