Gliese 687
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Gliese 687 (GJ 687) is a red dwarf in Draco, one of the closest stars to the Sun at 14.84 ly. It has a high proper motion and a Neptune-mass planet. Old references list it as Argelander Oeltzen 17415.
Quick Facts
- Constellation
- Draco
- Distance
- 14.84 ly
- Apparent magnitude
- 9
- Proper motion
- 1.304 arcseconds per year
- Relative velocity
- 39 km/s
- Mass
- 40% of the Sun's mass
- Radius
- Nearly 50% of the Sun's radius
Facts from the source article.
More in Planetary Systems with Two Confirmed Planets
Sources
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- Wikipedia: Gliese 687 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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