Gliese 673

Gl 673
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Ophiuchus
Right ascension 17h 25m 45.23266s[1]
Declination +02° 06′ 41.1208″[1]
Apparent magnitude (V) 7.492[2]
Characteristics
Spectral type K7V[2]
U−B color index 1.261[2]
B−V color index 1.373[2]
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)−24.4[3] km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −579.66[1] mas/yr
Dec.: −1,184.76[1] mas/yr
Parallax (π)129.6459 ± 0.0175 mas[4]
Distance25.157 ± 0.003 ly
(7.713 ± 0.001 pc)
Absolute magnitude (MV)8.06[2]
Details
Radius0.564[5] R☉
Surface gravity (log g)4.70[6] cgs
Temperature4,030[5] K
Metallicity [Fe/H]−0.20[6] dex
Rotation11.94 days[7]
Age(205 ± 21) × 106[7] years
Other designations
GJ 673, BD +02°3312, HD 157881, LHS 447, LTT 15175, GCTP 3955.00, SAO 122374, Wolf 718, Vys 794, HIP 85295.[8]
Database references
SIMBADdata
Gliese 673 is located in the constellation Ophiuchus.
Gliese 673 is located in the constellation Ophiuchus.
            Gliese 673
Location of Gliese 673 in the constellation Ophiuchus

Gliese 673 is an orange dwarf star in the constellation Ophiuchus. It has a stellar classification of K7V.[2] Main sequence stars with this spectra have a mass in the range of 60–70% of solar mass (M☉) (comparable to the members of the binary star system 61 Cygni).

This star is relatively near the Sun at a distance of about 25 light-years. In spite of this proximity, however, it is still too faint to be viewed by the unaided eye. It is considered a slowly rotating star with a relatively high proper motion.

Gliese 673 is among nearby K-type stars of a type in a 'sweet spot' between Sun-analog stars and M stars, in terms of the likelihood of life and its ease of detectability (in this case for planets in the system's outer conservative habitable zone), per analysis of Giada Arney from NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center.[9]

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  3. ^ Nordström, B.; et al. (May 2004), "The Geneva-Copenhagen survey of the Solar neighbourhood. Ages, metallicities, and kinematic properties of ˜14 000 F and G dwarfs", Astronomy and Astrophysics, 418: 989–1019, arXiv:astro-ph/0405198, Bibcode:2004A&A...418..989N, doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20035959, S2CID 11027621
  4. ^ Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (2021). "Gaia Early Data Release 3: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 649: A1. arXiv:2012.01533. Bibcode:2021A&A...649A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657. S2CID 227254300. (Erratum: doi:10.1051/0004-6361/202039657e). Gaia EDR3 record for this source at VizieR.
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  6. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference aaa508_3_1313 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference apj669_2_1167 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference SIMBAD was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Arney, Giada N. (2019). "The K Dwarf Advantage for Biosignatures on Directly Imaged Exoplanets". The Astrophysical Journal. 873 (1): L7. arXiv:2001.10458. Bibcode:2019ApJ...873L...7A. doi:10.3847/2041-8213/ab0651.