Astronomy:Gliese 623

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Short description: Star system in the constellation Hercules

Coordinates: Sky map 16h 24m 09.32495s, +48° 21′ 10.4611″

Gliese 623
Gliese 623.jpg
Gliese 623, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The fainter companion is to the right.
Observation data
Equinox J2000.0]] (ICRS)
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension  16h 24m 09.325s[1]
Declination +48° 21′ 10.46″[1]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3.0V / M D ~
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ) RA: 1146.26±1.21[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −451.86±1.11[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)127.4785 ± 0.4818[2] mas
Distance25.59 ± 0.10 ly
(7.84 ± 0.03 pc)
Other designations
Database references
SIMBADdata
Gliese 623 is located in the constellation Hercules.
Gliese 623 is located in the constellation Hercules.
Gliese 623
Location of Gliese 623 in the constellation Hercules

Gliese 623 is a dim double star 25.6 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.

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen, F. (2007). "Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction". Astronomy and Astrophysics 474 (2): 653–664. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20078357. Bibcode2007A&A...474..653V. https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full/2007/41/aa8357-07/aa8357-07.html.  Vizier catalog entry
  2. Brown, A. G. A. (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics 616: A1. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Bibcode2018A&A...616A...1G.  Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.

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