Ross 614

Ross 614
Ross 614
Location of Ross 614 in the constellation Monoceros

Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Monoceros
CCDM J06294-0249 A
Right ascension 06h 29m 23.401s
Declination −02° 48 50.32
Apparent magnitude (V) 11.15
CCDM J06294-0249 B
Right ascension 06h 29m 23.52s
Declination −02° 48 51.1
Apparent magnitude (V) 14.23
Characteristics
A
Spectral type M4.5V
Variable type Flare star (UV Cet)
B
Spectral type M8V
Variable type Flare star (UV Cet)
Astrometry
A
Radial velocity (Rv)16.70±0.20 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: +750.14 mas/yr
Dec.: −802.947 mas/yr
Parallax (π)242.9659±0.8833 mas
Distance13.42 ± 0.05 ly
(4.12 ± 0.01 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)13.09±0.04
B
Proper motion (μ) RA: +707 mas/yr
Dec.: −703 mas/yr
Absolute magnitude (MV)16.17±0.06
Orbit
Period (P)16.586±0.004 yr
Semi-major axis (a)1.1012±0.0082"
(4.187+0.008
−0.009
 AU
)
Eccentricity (e)0.382±0.0001
Inclination (i)52.918±0.016°
Longitude of the node (Ω)210.385+0.030
−0.031
°
Periastron epoch (T)2445226.863+3.020
−3.043
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
220.898±0.023°
Semi-amplitude (K1)
(primary)
2.201+0.016
−0.025
km/s
Details
Ross 614 A
Mass0.2228±0.0055 M
Radius0.254±0.028 R
Luminosity0.007 L
Temperature3,193±100 K
Rotation≤2.72+0.74
−0.57
days
Rotational velocity (v sin i)4.73 km/s
Ross 614 B
Mass94.837+0.880
−1.370
 MJup
Radius0.11 R
Radius74,000 km
Luminosity0.001 L
Temperature3,145 K
Other designations
Ross 614, CCDM J06294-0249, GJ 234, GCTP 1509.00, G 106-049, HIP 30920, LFT 473, LPM 239, LTT 2564, NLTT 16580, V577 Monocerotis
Ross 614 A: LHS 1849
Ross 614 B: LHS 1850
Database references
SIMBADThe system
A
B

Ross 614 (V577 Monocerotis) is a red dwarf UV Ceti flare star and it is the primary member of a nearby binary star system in the constellation of Monoceros. It is among the nearest stars at a measured distance of about 13.4 light years, but despite this close distance, is invisible to the naked eye, being of apparent magnitude 11. Because this star is so close to the Earth it is often the subject of study, hence the large number of designations by which it is known.