Gliese 205

Gliese 205
Gliese 205
Location of Gliese 205 in the constellation Orion

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Orion
Right ascension 05h 31m 27.39578s
Declination −03° 40 38.0240
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.932
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage Red dwarf
Spectral type M1.5V
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)8.26 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 761.631 mas/yr
Dec.: −2092.209 mas/yr
Parallax (π)175.3131±0.0204 mas
Distance18.604 ± 0.002 ly
(5.7041 ± 0.0007 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)9.188
Details
Mass0.549±0.029 M
Radius0.556±0.033 R
Luminosity0.061±0.006 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.70±0.1 cgs
Temperature3,770±30 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]+0.21±0.06 dex
Rotation34.4±0.5 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)0.7±0.1 km/s
Age3.6+5.0
−1.7
 Gyr
Other designations
BD−03°1123, GJ 205, HD 36395, HIP 25878, LHS 30, SAO 132211, Wolf 1453, W. B. V. 592, Weisse I, 5h 592, Strb. 1611, Cin. 705, Ci 20=334, G 99-15, LFT 416, LTT 2293, NLTT 15215 PLX 1255, TYC 4770-574-1, 2MASS J05312734-0340356
Database references
SIMBADdata

Gliese 205 is a nearby red dwarf star of spectral type M1.5, located in the constellation Orion at a distance of 18.6 light-years (5.7 parsecs) from Earth.