Gliese 445

Gliese 445

Image of AC +79 3888 (circled), also known as Gliese 445, located 17.1 light-years from Earth
Credit: Caltech/Palomar
Observation data
Epoch J2000.0      Equinox J2000.0 (ICRS)
Constellation Camelopardalis
Right ascension 11h 47m 41.3885s
Declination +78° 41 28.179
Apparent magnitude (V) 10.80
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type M4.0Ve
B−V color index 1.572
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−111.707 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: 748.111 mas/yr
Dec.: 480.804 mas/yr
Parallax (π)190.3251±0.0194 mas
Distance17.137 ± 0.002 ly
(5.2542 ± 0.0005 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)12.227
Details
Mass0.14 M
Radius0.285 R
Luminosity0.008 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.72 cgs
Temperature3,507 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.30 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<2.5 km/s
Other designations
Gliese 445, Gl 445, G 254-29, AC+79 3888, HIP 57544, LFT 849, LHS 2459, LTT 13235, NLTT 28539, PLX 2722
Database references
SIMBADdata
ARICNSdata
Gliese 445
Location of Gliese 445 in the constellation Camelopardalis

Gliese 445 (Gl 445 or AC +79 3888) is an M-type main sequence star in the northern part of the constellation Camelopardalis.