Gliese 445

Gliese 445

Image of AC +79 3888 (circled), also known as Gliese 445, located 17.1 light-years from Earth
Credit: Caltech/Palomar
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 11h 47m 41.3869s
Declination +78° 41′ 28.176″
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.80
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type M4.0Ve
B−V color index 1.572
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−111.50±0.15 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 748.418 mas/yr
Dec.: 480.804 mas/yr
Parallax (π)190.3251±0.0194 mas
Distance17.137 ± 0.002 ly
(5.2542 ± 0.0005 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)12.227
Details
Mass0.24±0.02 M
Radius0.266±0.005 R
Luminosity0.008 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.72 cgs
Temperature3,356±31 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.30 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<2.5 km/s
Other designations
GJ 445, HIP 57544, AC +79 3888, G 254-29, LFT 849, LHS 2459, LTT 13235, NLTT 28539, PLX 2722
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata
Gliese 445
Location of Gliese 445 in the constellation Camelopardalis

Gliese 445 (Gl 445 or AC +79 3888) is an M-type main sequence star in the northern part of the northern circumpolar constellation of Camelopardalis.