Gliese 393
Gliese 393, or GJ 393, is a single[7] star in the equatorial constellation of Sextans, positioned about 1.5° to the NNW of Beta Sextantis.[8] At an apparent visual magnitude of 9.65,[2] it is much too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. This star is located at a distance of 22.9 light years from the Sun based on parallax,[1] and is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +8.3 km/s.[2] It has a large proper motion, traversing the celestial sphere at the rate of 0.950″ per year.[9] The net velocity of this star relative to the Sun is 32.9 km/s.[2] It shares a similar space motion as members of the AB Doradus moving group, but is considered a random interloper.[5]
Observation data Epoch J2000 Equinox J2000 | |
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Constellation | Sextans |
Right ascension | 10h 28m 55.55130s[1] |
Declination | +00° 50′ 27.6018″[1] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | 9.65[2] |
Characteristics | |
Spectral type | M2V[3] |
U−B color index | 1.192[2] |
B−V color index | 1.507±0.014[2] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | +8.34±0.10[2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: −603.003[1] mas/yr Dec.: −732.075[1] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 142.0951 ± 0.0212 mas[4] |
Distance | 22.953 ± 0.003 ly (7.038 ± 0.001 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | 10.40[2] |
Details[3] | |
Mass | 0.432±0.011 M☉ |
Radius | 0.4459±0.0073 R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.02687±0.00054 L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.88±0.07 cgs |
Temperature | 3,579±51 K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.09±0.16 dex |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 1.5[5] km/s |
Other designations | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
The stellar classification of GJ 393 is M2V,[3] indicating this is a small red dwarf star that is generating energy through core hydrogen fusion. It is rotating slowly and appears to be chromospherically inactive, suggesting it is an older star; perhaps as much as 10 billion years old.[5] The star has 43% of the mass of the Sun and 44.6% of the Sun's radius. The metallicity, what astronomers term the abundance of heavy elements, is lower than in the Sun. It is radiating just 2.7% of the Sun's luminosity from its photosphere at an effective temperature of 3,579 K.[3]
Planetary system
In 2019, one candidate planet was detected by the radial velocity method. It is classified as a hot super-Earth, with an orbital period of one week and a semimajor axis of 8.2 Gm. Longer period signals found in the data were interpreted as stellar activity.[10]
In 2021, the planet was confirmed as real after being detected independently in three different datasets.[11]
Companion (in order from star) |
Mass | Semimajor axis (AU) |
Orbital period (days) |
Eccentricity | Inclination | Radius |
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b | 1.71±0.24 M🜨 | 0.05402±0.00072 | 7.0268±0.00082 | 0 | — | — |
References
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