GJ 3959

GJ 3959 (G 180-60) is a red dwarf star of spectral type M5, located in constellation Hercules at 39.2 light-years from Earth.[1]

Distance

GJ 3959 distance estimates

Source Parallax, mas Distance, pc Distance, ly Distance, Pm Ref.
Gliese & Jahreiß (1991) 100.0±29.0 10+4.1
−2.2
32.6+13.3
−7.3
308.6+126
−69.4
[2]
Ducourant et al. (1998) 156±4 6.41+0.17
−0.16
20.9+0.6
−0.5
197.8+5.2
−4.9
[3]
RECONS TOP100 (2012) 156±4[nb 1] 6.41+0.17
−0.16
20.9+0.6
−0.5
197.8+5.2
−4.9
[4]
Dittmann et al. (2014) 83.20±2.60 12±0.4 39.2+1.3
−1.2
370.9+12
−11.2
[1]

Non-trigonometric distance estimates are marked in italic. The most precise estimate is marked in bold.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Dittmann, Jason A.; Irwin, Jonathan M.; Charbonneau, David; Berta-Thompson, Zachory K. (2014). "Trigonometric Parallaxes for 1507 Nearby Mid-to-late M Dwarfs". The Astrophysical Journal 784 (2): 156. arXiv:1312.3241. Bibcode:2014ApJ...784..156D. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/784/2/156.
  2. Gliese, W. and Jahreiß, H. (1991). "NN 3959". Preliminary Version of the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
  3. Ducourant, C.; Dauphole, B.; Rapaport, M.; Colin, J.; Geffert, M. (1998). "Wide field search for nearby faint stars". Astronomy and Astrophysics 333: 882–892. Bibcode:1998A&A...333..882D.
  4. "RECONS TOP100". THE ONE HUNDRED NEAREST STAR SYSTEMS brought to you by RECONS (Research Consortium On Nearby Stars). 2012.

Notes

  1. Parallax from Ducourant et al. (1998).