Giclas_99-49

GJ 3379

GJ 3379

Nearest star in the constellation Orion

GJ 3379 (Giclas 99-49) is the nearest star in the Orion constellation, located at a distance of 17 light years from the Sun based on parallax. It is a single star[3] with an apparent visual magnitude of +11.31[2] and an absolute magnitude of +12.71,[3] therefore, the star is not visible with the naked eye. It is positioned in the upper left part of the Orion constellation, to the SSE of Betelgeuse. This star is drifting further away with a radial velocity of +30.0 kilometers per second.[5] In the past, this star had a relatively close encounter with the Solar System. Some 161,000±6,000 years ago, it achieved a minimum distance of 4.08 ± 0.20 ly (1.25 ± 0.06 pc).[10]

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Physical characteristics

This star is a small red dwarf with a stellar classification of M3.5V[3] – an M-type main-sequence star. It is much smaller, cooler, and less massive than the Sun, radiating only 0.6% of the Sun's luminosity.[4] This is a very active[11] star that varies in brightness with an amplitude of 0.0074±0.0029 magnitude, modulated by a rapid rotation period of 1.8 days.[8] The magnetic field strength has been measured as 2.3 kG. It is a source of X-ray emission with a luminosity of 9.5×1027 erg s−1.[12]

According to the SIMBAD database, the star is classified as an eruptive variable.[9]

References

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    Brown, A. G. A.; et al. (Gaia collaboration) (August 2018). "Gaia Data Release 2: Summary of the contents and survey properties". Astronomy & Astrophysics. 616. A1. arXiv:1804.09365. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...1G. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201833051. Gaia DR2 record for this source at VizieR.
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    Davison, Cassy L.; et al. (March 2015). "A 3D Search for Companions to 12 Nearby M-Dwarfs". The Astronomical Journal. 149 (3): 106. arXiv:1501.05012. Bibcode:2015AJ....149..106D. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/3/106. S2CID 9719725.
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    Soubiran, C.; et al. (2018). "Gaia Data Release 2. The catalogue of radial velocity standard stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 616: A7. arXiv:1804.09370. Bibcode:2018A&A...616A...7S. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201832795. S2CID 52952408.
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    Feiden, Gregory A.; Chaboyer, Brian (December 2013). "Magnetic Inhibition of Convection and the Fundamental Properties of Low-mass Stars. I. Stars with a Radiative Core". The Astrophysical Journal. 779 (2): 25. arXiv:1309.0033. Bibcode:2013ApJ...779..183F. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/779/2/183. S2CID 118558471. 183.
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