GJ 1002

GJ 1002

A light curve for GJ 1002, plotted from TESS data
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Cetus
Right ascension 00h 06m 43.19732s
Declination −07° 32′ 17.0191″
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.837±0.003
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Main sequence
Spectral type M5.5V
Apparent magnitude (V) 13.837±0.003
Apparent magnitude (G) 11.774±0.003
Apparent magnitude (J) 8.323±0.019
Apparent magnitude (H) 7.792±0.034
Apparent magnitude (K) 7.439±0.021
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−40.46±0.30 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −811.566 mas/yr
Dec.: −1893.251 mas/yr
Parallax (π)206.3500±0.0474 mas
Distance15.806 ± 0.004 ly
(4.846 ± 0.001 pc)
Details
Mass0.120±0.010 M
Radius0.137±0.005 R
Luminosity (bolometric)0.001406±0.000019 L
Surface gravity (log g)5.10±0.06 cgs
Temperature3024±52 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.25±0.19 dex
Rotation161.28±2.93 days
Other designations
NSV 15022, GJ 1002, G 158-27, LHS 2, NLTT 248, PLX 9.01, PM 00042-0747, TIC 176287658, 2MASS J00064325-0732147
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

GJ 1002, or LHS 2, is a nearby red dwarf star, located 15.8 light-years (4.8 parsecs) away from the Solar System in the constellation of Cetus. At an apparent magnitude of 13.8, it is much too faint to be visible to the naked eye. It hosts a system of two known exoplanets.

With a spectral type of M5.5V, this star is a red dwarf similar to Proxima Centauri. It has 12% the mass and 14% the radius of the Sun, and a temperature of 3,024 K (2,751 °C; 4,984 °F). It is a slowly rotating star with a low level of magnetic activity. Prior to the discovery of planets, it was an object of interest for the study of molecular features in its spectrum.