★ Star Gliese 1002 | Nearby stars catalogue

Red dwarf Gliese 1002 is located 15.8 light years away from the Sun. It is a single star of spectral class M5.5 V, that has 11 of solar mass. For now, there are no known exoplanets in this system.

Gliese 1002

Red dwarf (spectral class M5.5 V)

Mass: 0.11 M Sun

Size: 0.13 R Sun (estimate)

Temperature: 3061 K | 0.53 T Sun

Apparent magnitude (V): 13.83

(No known exoplanets yet)

Photometry

K
2.1

H
1.6

J
1.2

Grp
0.8

I
0.8

G
0.6

V
0.5

Gbp
0.5

B
0.4

U
0.3

More about Gliese 1002

      Nearby star Gliese 1002 can be found in southern celestial hemisphere, however it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye or even a small telescope.  Gliese 1002 is about 10 % of the size of Sun and temperature in its outer envelope is around 3061 K (2788 °C), which is about 53 % of Suns temperature.

Other designations of this star
LHS 2, G 158-27, GCTP 9.01, Gaia DR2 2441630500517079808, GJ 1002, Gaia EDR3 2441630500517079808

External sources

Sources

Simbad database (G 158-27 )

Gaia database (Gaia EDR3 2441630500517079808)

Class of stars Red dwarf

Red dwarfs are small reddish stars, that are by far the most common type of star in solar neighborhood. Their mass is usually between 10 and 50 % of solar mass.

Closest stars

Distance (Light Years)		Mass (Solar mass)	Planets


2.5	Gliese 1005	0.18 M_☉ 0.11 M_☉

4.7	Van Maanens star	0.68 M_☉

4.8	Gliese 908	0.37 M_☉

5.2	Gliese 876	0.33 M_☉	4

5.8	YZ Ceti	0.13 M_☉	3

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