Gliese 588

GJ 588
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Lupus
Right ascension 15h 32m 12.93186s[1]
Declination −41° 16′ 32.1081″[1]
Astrometry
Parallax (π)168.66 ± 1.30[1] mas
Distance19.3 ± 0.1 ly
(5.93 ± 0.05 pc)
Other designations
CD -40 9712[2][3]
Ci 20 934[4]
LTT 6210
LFT 1208
NLTT 40449[5]
LHS 397[6]
GJ 588[7]
PLX 3501[8]
HIP 76074[9]
TYC 7844-1976-1[10]
2MASS J15321302-4116314
Database references
SIMBADdata

Gliese 588 is a nearby red dwarf star of spectral type M2.5, located in constellation Lupus at 19.34 light-years from Earth.[1]

History of observations

According Luyten (1979) (catalogue LHS, as well as NLTT), this object was discovered by Innes.[6][11] In 1903–1927 Innes was the director of the Union Observatory (UO), South Africa.

However, in Ci 20 catalogue (see number 934) this star was designated as "CD -40 7021", not "UO".[4] This may indicate that GJ 588 was first catalogued earlier, in Cordoba Durchmusterung by John M. Thome in 1894.[3][12] Note: real CD designation of GJ 588 is "CD -40 9712",[5] not "CD -40 7021":[4] GJ 588 has RA 15 hours, but real CD -40 7021 has RA 11 hours.[13][3]

Distance

Gliese 588 distance estimates

Source Parallax, mas Distance, pc Distance, ly Distance, Pm Ref.
Woolley et al. (1970) 169±5 5.92+0.18
−0.17		 19.3±0.6 182.6+5.6
−5.2		 [14]
Gliese & Jahreiß (1991) 165.1±5.4 6.06+0.2
−0.19		 19.8+0.7
−0.6		 186.9+6.3
−5.9		 [7]
van Altena et al. (1995) 165.4±6.2 6.05+0.24
−0.22		 19.7+0.8
−0.7		 186.6+7.3
−6.7		 [8]
Perryman et al. (1997) (Hipparcos) 168.52±1.42 5.93±0.05 19.35±0.16 183.1+1.6
−1.5		 [9]
Perryman et al. (1997) (Tycho) (absents) [10]
van Leeuwen (2007) 168.66±1.30 5.93±0.05 19.34±0.15 183±1.4 [1]
RECONS TOP100 (2012) 168.52±1.27[nb 1] 5.93+0.05
−0.04		 19.35+0.15
−0.14		 183.1±1.4 [15]

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 van Leeuwen F. (2007). "HIP 76074". Validation of the new Hipparcos reduction.
  2. ↑ Thome, John Macon (1892–1932). "CD -40 9712". Cordoba Durchmusterung.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Thome, J. M. (1894). "Cordoba Durchmusterung declination -32 to -42.". Resultados del Observatorio Nacional Argentino 17: 1–538. Bibcode:1894RNAO...17....1T. Page 468 (CD -40 9712); page 459 (CD -40 7021)
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Porter, J. G.; Yowell, E. J.; Smith, E. S. (1930). "A catalogue of 1474 stars with proper motion exceeding four-tenths year.". Publications of the Cincinnati Observatory 20: 1–32. Bibcode:1930PCinO..20....1P. Page 21 (Ci 20 934).
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "NLTT 40449". NLTT Catalogue.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "LHS 397". LHS Catalogue, 2nd Edition.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Gliese, W. and Jahreiß, H. (1991). "Gl 588". Preliminary Version of the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Van Altena W. F., Lee J. T., Hoffleit E. D. (1995). "GCTP 3501". The General Catalogue of Trigonometric Stellar Parallaxes (Fourth ed.).
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 Perryman et al. (1997). "HIP 76074". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Perryman et al. (1997). "HIP 76074". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.
  11. ↑ Kirkpatrick, J. D.; Gelino, C. R.; Cushing, M. C.; Mace, G. N.; Griffith, R. L.; Skrutskie, M. F.; Marsh, K. A.; Wright, E. L.; Eisenhardt, P. R.; McLean, I. S.; Mainzer, A. K.; Burgasser, A. J.; Tinney, C. G.; Parker, S.; Salter, G. (2012). "Further Defining Spectral Type "Y" and Exploring the Low-mass End of the Field Brown Dwarf Mass Function". The Astrophysical Journal 753 (2): 156. arXiv:1205.2122. Bibcode:2012ApJ...753..156K. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/753/2/156.
  12. ↑ Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects. CD entry. SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  13. ↑ Thome, John Macon (1892–1932). "CD -40 7021". Cordoba Durchmusterung.
  14. ↑ Woolley R.; Epps E. A.; Penston M. J.; Pocock S. B. (1970). "Woolley 588". Catalogue of stars within 25 parsecs of the Sun.
  15. ↑ "RECONS TOP100". THE ONE HUNDRED NEAREST STAR SYSTEMS brought to you by RECONS (Research Consortium On Nearby Stars). 2012.

Notes

  1. ↑ Weighted parallax based on parallaxes from van Altena et al. (1995) and van Leeuwen (2007).