Catalogue Astrographique -12°2306-155

light-years

Catalog numbers:
     Gliese (Gl) 553.1, Luyten Half-Second (LHS) 2932, Hipparcos Input Catalog (HIC) 70975, Catalogue Astrographique (AC) -12°2306-155
Arity: singular
Right Ascension and Declination: 14h31m1.25s, -12°17'47.4" (epoch 2000.0)
Distance from Sol: 36.3 light-years (11.1 parsecs)
Standard error in distance: 3.722%
Source for distance: Hipparcos
Celestial (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: -28.1, -21.7, -7.74
Galactic (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: 24.6, -9.80, 24.9
Proper motion: 0.538 arcsec/yr (227.0° from north)
Source for proper motion: Gliese

What do all these fields mean?


Spectral class: M3
Luminosity Class: V-VI
Apparent visual magnitude: +11.92
Absolute visual magnitude: +11.69
Visual luminosity: 0.0018 x Sol
Color indices: B-V= +1.57, U-B= +1.33, R-I= +1.18
Comfort Zone (visual): 0.043 A.U.s

light-years
but not more than light-years away
Data for this star system were most recently updated on 4-April-2001.