Ross 29

light-years

Catalog numbers:
     Gliese (Gl) 165, Giclas (G) 175-20, Luyten Half-Second (LHS) 6, Ross 29
Arity: binary
Right Ascension and Declination: 4h9m27s, +50°24'11" (epoch 1950.0)
Distance from Sol: 53 light-years (16 parsecs)
Standard error in distance: 12.0739%
Source for distance: Gliese
Celestial (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: 16, 30, 41
Galactic (X,Y,Z) coordinates in ly: -47, 25, -0.4
Proper motion: 0.457 arcsec/yr (242.8° from north)
Source for proper motion: Gliese

What do all these fields mean?

Data for A and B's orbit around one other:
Combined apparent visual magnitude: +13.67
Combined absolute visual magnitude: +12.63
Combined visual luminosity: 0.0008 x Sol
Observed Separation: 20 A.U.s
Year of separation observation: 1983


Component A:
Spectral class: M3.5
Luminosity Class: V-VI


Component B:
Catalog numbers:
     Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHR) 15

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