Gliese 95, a yellow main-sequence star in Fornax
Gliese 95 is a yellow main-sequence star in the constellation Fornax. At 41 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 6.33.
Gliese 95 (HIP 10798)
Gliese 95 is a yellow main-sequence star in the constellation Fornax. At 41 light years away, it shines at an apparent visual magnitude of 6.33. The iron abundance of Gliese 95 is -0.43 (37.2% of the Sun). It is moving through the Galaxy at a speed of 30.6 km/s relative to the Sun. Its projected Galactic orbit carries it between 24,100 and 60,800 light years from the center of the Galaxy.
Sky position: RA 2h 19.0m, Dec -25° 57'
Common designations: HIP 10798, HD 14412, Gliese 95
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Galactic Orbit of
Gliese 95
(compared to the
Sun)
E
ccentricity: 43.2% vs. 16.0%Angle φ : 2.1°vs. 26.0°
Semi-major axis : 13,027 pc vs. 8,686 pc
Semi-minor axis: 11,750 pc vs. 8,574 pc
Focus-to-center
: 5,625 pcvs. 1,388 pcSemilatus rectum : 10,598 pc vs. 8,464 pc
Perigalacticon: 7,402 pc vs. 7,297 pc
Apogalacticon
: 18,652 pcvs. 10,074 pcSome Tabulated XHIP Data for Gliese 95
(see also: SIMBAD)
Astrometry
2007A&A...474..653V
| Position | Proper Motion | |
| Right Ascension: | 34.74435775° ±0.30 mas | -217.57 ±0.34 mas/yr. |
| Declination: | -25.94676781° ±0.25 mas | 444.51 ±0.27 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Longitude: | 214.45792919° | -471.39 mas/yr. |
| Galactic Latitude: | -70.40984675° | -150.73 mas/yr. |
Parallax: 78.93 ± 0.35 mas
Spectrography
Spectral Type: G8V 2006AJ....132..161G.
Radial Velocity: 7.36 ±0.10 km/s [A rating] 2002ApJS..141..503N, 2005ApJS..159..141V.
Iron Abundance [Fe/H]:
-0.43 ±0.01 dex
2011A&A...530A.138C, 2007A&A...465..271R, 2006AJ....131.3069L, 2005ApJS..161..444T, 2005ApJS..159..141V, 2005AJ....129.1063L, 2004A&A...420..183A, 2004A&A...415.1153S, 2003A&A...410..527B, 2001A&A...373.1019S, 1994A&A...287..191P.
Photometry
| band | magnitude | Abs. Mag. |
| U | ||
| B | 7.05 | 6.54 |
| V | 6.33 | 5.82 |
| R | ||
| I | 5.59 | 5.08 |
| J | 5.06 | 4.54 |
| H | 4.69 | 4.18 |
| K | 4.55 | 4.04 |
B-V: +0.72 V-I: +0.74
Derivations
Heliocentric distance: 12.67 pc (0.4% margin of error)
Galactocentric distance: 7,404 pc
Transverse velocity: 29.7 km/s
3D heliocentric position and motion:
|
toward: |
Galactic center | Galactic rotation | North Galactic Pole |
| Position ( X, Y, Z) | -3.5 pc | -2.4 pc | -11.9 pc |
| Velocity (U, V, W) | -11.0 km/s | 26.8 km/s | -10.0 km/s |