Gliese 486

Gliese 486 / Gar

Gliese 486 imaged by SDSS
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Virgo
Right ascension 12h 47m 56.62457s
Declination +09° 45 05.0357
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.395
Characteristics
Evolutionary stage main sequence
Spectral type M3.5V
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)19.20±0.17 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −1008.267 mas/yr
Dec.: −460.034 mas/yr
Parallax (π)123.7756±0.0329 mas
Distance26.351 ± 0.007 ly
(8.079 ± 0.002 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)+11.78
Details
Mass0.3120+0.0070
−0.0069
 M
Radius0.3243+0.0044
−0.0034
 R
Luminosity0.01151+0.00047
−0.00046
 L
Surface gravity (log g)4.9111+0.0068
−0.011
 cgs
Temperature3317+36
−37
 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.15+0.13
−0.12
 dex
Rotation49.9±5.5 d
Rotational velocity (v sin i)<2 km/s
Age1-8 Gyr
Other designations
Gar, GJ 486, HIP 62452, Wolf 437, TOI-1827, TYC 882-1111-1, 2MASS J12475664+0945050
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata

Gliese 486, also known as Wolf 437 and formally named Gar, is a red dwarf star 26.4 light-years (8.1 parsecs) away in the constellation Virgo. It hosts one known exoplanet.