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Gliese 221

Gliese 221
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 05h 53m 00.0s
Declination −05° 59′ 41″
Apparent magnitude (V) 9.69 ± 0.01
Characteristics
Spectral type K7V/M0V
Astrometry
Parallax (π) 49.23±1.65 mas
Distance 66 ly
(20 ± 1 pc)
Details
Mass 0.7 M
Radius R
Luminosity 0.095 ± 0.01 L
Surface gravity (log g) 4.74 ± 0.02 cgs
Temperature 4324 ± 100 K
Metallicity -0.14 ± 0.17
Age 4.4 ± 4 × 109 years
Other designations
BD-061339, HIP 27803, LTT 2396
Database references
SIMBAD data
Exoplanet Archive data
Extrasolar Planets
Encyclopaedia
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Gliese 221 is an orange-red dwarf star.

From 2003 to 2012, the star was under observance from HARPS. It is becoming less active and this reduced activity allowed for lower-mass planetary measurements to be made.

In 2012, a super-Venus planet, and an eccentric Neptune / Saturn in the habitable zone, were deduced by radial velocity. They were published in January 2013. In January 2014, a new, sub-Saturn planet candidate was reported.



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