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
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][10] 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][11] 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.[12][3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 76074". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.
  2. ↑ Thome, John Macon (1892–1932). "CD -40 9712". Cordoba Durchmusterung.
  3. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 3 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. 1 2 Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "NLTT 40449". NLTT Catalogue.
  6. 1 2 Luyten, Willem Jacob (1979). "LHS 397". LHS Catalogue, 2nd Edition.
  7. ↑ Gliese, W. and Jahreiß, H. (1991). "Gl 588". Preliminary Version of the Third Catalogue of Nearby Stars.
  8. ↑ Van Altena W. F., Lee J. T., Hoffleit E. D. (1995). "GCTP 3501". The General Catalogue of Trigonometric Stellar Parallaxes (Fourth ed.).
  9. ↑ Perryman; et al. (1997). "HIP 76074". The Hipparcos and Tycho Catalogues.
  10. ↑ 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.
  11. ↑ Dictionary of Nomenclature of Celestial Objects. CD entry. SIMBAD. Centre de Données astronomiques de Strasbourg.
  12. ↑ Thome, John Macon (1892–1932). "CD -40 7021". Cordoba Durchmusterung.


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