Gliese 623

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Gliese 623
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Gliese 623, imaged by the Hubble Space Telescope. The fainter companion is to the right.
Observation data
Epoch J2000       Equinox J2000
Constellation Hercules
Right ascension 16h 24m 09.325s [1]
Declination +48° 21 10.46 [1]
Characteristics
Spectral type M3.0V / M D ~
Astrometry
Proper motion (μ)RA: 1146.26±1.21 [1]   mas/yr
Dec.: −451.86±1.11 [1]   mas/yr
Parallax (π)127.4785 ± 0.4818  mas [2]
Distance 25.59 ± 0.10  ly
(7.84 ± 0.03  pc)
Orbit [3]
Period (P)1365.6±0.3 d
Semi-major axis (a)1.894±0.019  AU
Eccentricity (e)0.631±0.002
Inclination (i)154.0±0.1°
Longitude of the node (Ω)98.5±0.47°
Periastron epoch (T)1313.3±0.6 reduced JD
Argument of periastron (ω)
(secondary)
248.68±0.46°
Details [3]
Primary (A)
Mass 0.371±0.015  M
Secondary (B)
Mass 0.115±0.0023  M
Other designations
GJ  623, HIP  80346, G 202-45, LHS  417
Database references
SIMBAD data
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Gliese 623
Location of Gliese 623 in the constellation Hercules

Gliese 623 is a dim double star 25.6 light years from Earth in the constellation Hercules. It was photographed by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope's Faint Object Camera in 1994. The binary system consists of two red dwarfs orbiting each other at a distance of 1.9 astronomical units.

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