Gliese 588
Gliese 588 is a nearby red dwarf star of spectral type M2.5, located in the constellation Lupus at 19.34 light-years from Earth. It emits a very stable light flux, with no detectable pulsations.
| Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Lupus |
| Right ascension | 15h 32m 12.93186s |
| Declination | −41° 16′ 32.1081″ |
| Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.311 |
| Characteristics | |
| Spectral type | M2.5V |
| U−B color index | +1.14 |
| B−V color index | +1.51 |
| Astrometry | |
| Radial velocity (Rv) | 15.50 km/s |
| Proper motion (μ) | RA: -1176.447 mas/yr Dec.: -1030.9703 mas/yr |
| Parallax (π) | 168.9965 ± 0.0270 mas |
| Distance | 19.300 ± 0.003 ly (5.9173 ± 0.0009 pc) |
| Absolute magnitude (MV) | 10.44 |
| Details | |
| Mass | 0.43±0.05 M☉ |
| Radius | 0.42±0.03 R☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.82±0.08 cgs |
| Temperature | 3555±41 K |
| Metallicity [Fe/H] | 0.06±0.08 dex |
| Rotation | 61.3±6.5 d |
| Other designations | |
| Database references | |
| SIMBAD | data |
Gliese 588 Location of Gliese 588 in the constellation Lupus | |
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