FY 3379

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Star
GJ 3379
AladinLite
Observation
dates equinoxJ2000.0 , epoch : J2000.0
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 06 h 00 m 3.5 s
declination + 02 ° 42 ′ 23.6 ″
Apparent brightness 11.31 ± 0.05 mag
Typing
B − V color index (1.70) 
R − I index (1.61) 
Spectral class M3.5 V
Variable star type UV Ceti star 
Astrometry
Radial velocity (+28.7 ± 0.7) km / s
parallax (192.07 ± 0.07)  mas
distance (17.0)  Ly
(5.2)  pc
Proper movement 
Rec. Share: (309.5)  mas / a
Dec. portion: (−40.6)  mas / a
Physical Properties
Dimensions (0.19)  M
Other names
and catalog entries
Gliese catalog FY 3379 [1]
Tycho catalog TYC 134-605-1 [2]Template: Infobox star / maintenance / specification of the TYC catalog
2MASS catalog 2MASS J06000351 + 0242236 [3]
Other names Giclas 99-49, LTT 17897

FY 3379 or Giclas 99-49 (abbreviated G 99-49 ) is about 17 light-years away from the sun is the closest known star in the constellation Orion . The main sequence star is a red dwarf with the spectral class M3.5 V. It has an apparent magnitude of 11.3. So the star is not visible to the naked eye. It is located in the upper left area of ​​Orion a little below Betelgeuse . Its radial speed is +30.0 kilometers per second. The star is classified as a UV Ceti star .

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f g SIMBAD: GJ 3379. Accessed July 7, 2018 .
  2. Bobylev, V .: Stars Outside the Hipparcos List Closely Encountering the Solar System . In: Astronomy Letters . tape 11 , no. 36 , 2010, p. 816–822 , doi : 10.1134 / S1063773710110071 , arxiv : 1009.4856 , bibcode : 2010AstL ... 36..816B .