Location of Ross 47 in the constellation Orion | |
Observation data Epoch J2000.0 Equinox J2000.0 | |
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Constellation | Orion [1] |
Right ascension | 05h 42m 09.26769s [2] |
Declination | +12° 29′ 21.6048″ [2] |
Apparent magnitude (V) | +11.48 - 11.55 [3] |
Characteristics | |
Evolutionary stage | red dwarf |
Spectral type | M4V [4] |
U−B color index | +14.264 |
B−V color index | +13.130 |
Variable type | BY Dra [3] |
Astrometry | |
Radial velocity (Rv) | 106.06±0.18 [2] km/s |
Proper motion (μ) | RA: +1,997.342 [2] mas/yr Dec.: −1569.63 [2] mas/yr |
Parallax (π) | 172.6762±0.0286 mas [2] |
Distance | 18.888 ± 0.003 ly (5.7912 ± 0.0010 pc) |
Absolute magnitude (MV) | +12.73 [1] |
Details | |
Mass | 0.218±0.005 [5] M☉ |
Radius | 0.238±0.009 [5] R☉ |
Luminosity | 0.006288±0.000094 [5] L☉ |
Surface gravity (log g) | 4.44 [2] cgs |
Temperature | 3,334+67 −63 [5] K |
Metallicity [Fe/H] | −0.19±0.17 [6] dex |
Rotation | 170 [7] |
Rotational velocity (v sin i) | 3.1 [8] km/s |
Age | 7.1 [9] Gyr |
Other designations | |
V1352 Ori, GJ 213, HIP 26857, Ci 20 344, G 102-22, LFT 425, LHS 31, LTT 11704, NLTT 15489, Ross 47, TYC 722-455-1, 2MASS J05420897+1229252 [10] | |
Database references | |
SIMBAD | data |
Ross 47 is a variable star of spectral type M4 located in the constellation Orion. Based on parallax measurements, it lies 18.888 light-years from Earth.
Ross 47 is a small red dwarf with 23.8% of the Sun's size, and 6% of its luminosity. Its effective temperature is much cooler than the Sun's, about 3,330 K. [5] It is a BY Draconis variable, a star which whose brightness varies across its rotation, having multiple starspots that contribute to the brightness variation. [3] Its apparent magnitude varies from +11.48 to 11.55. [3] Ross 47 was given the variable star designation V1352 Orionis in 1997. [12]