Gliese 86

Gliese 86
Location of Gliese 86 (circled in red)
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Eridanus
Gliese 86 A
Right ascension 02h 10m 25.9182s
Declination −50° 49′ 25.465″
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.17
Gliese 86 B
Right ascension 02h 10m 26.1144s
Declination −50° 49′ 26.334″
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.0
Characteristics
A
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type K1V
U−B color index 0.44
B−V color index 0.82
B
Evolutionary stage white dwarf
Spectral type DQ6
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)+55.22±0.15 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +2,125.416 mas/yr
Dec.: +637.975 mas/yr
Parallax (π)92.9251±0.0461 mas
Distance35.10 ± 0.02 ly
(10.761 ± 0.005 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)5.95
Orbit
PrimaryGliese 86 A
NameGliese 86 B
Period (P)≈100 yr
Semi-major axis (a)23.7 au
Eccentricity (e)0.429
Inclination (i)126.44°
Longitude of the node (Ω)234.2°
Details
Gliese 86 A
Mass0.83±0.05 M
Radius0.79±0.03 R
Luminosity0.41 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.56±0.10 cgs
Temperature5,180±80 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.27±0.07 dex
Rotation30.0 days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.0±1.0 km/s
Age10±1 Gyr
Gliese 86 B
Mass0.5425 M
Surface gravity (log g)8.00 cgs
Temperature5,000±500 K
Other designations
GJ 86, WDS J02104-5049
Gliese 86A: CD−51°532, HD 13445, HIP 10138, HR 637, SAO 232658
Gliese 86B: WD 0208-510
Database references
SIMBADdata
B
Exoplanet Archivedata
ARICNSdata

Gliese 86 (13 G. Eridani, HD 13445) is a K-type main-sequence star 35 light-years away in the constellation of Eridanus. It has been confirmed that a white dwarf orbits the primary star. In 1998 the European Southern Observatory announced that an extrasolar planet was also orbiting the star.