Gl 687

Starbox begin
name=Gl 687 Starbox observe
epoch=J2000
ra=17^h 36^m 25.9^s
dec=+68° 20′ 21″
appmag_v=9.15
constell=Draco Starbox character
class=M3 V
b-v=1.49
u-b=1.06
variable=? Starbox astrometry
radial_v=-23.2
prop_mo_ra=-320.47
prop_mo_dec=-1269.55
parallax=220.86
p_error=0.92
absmag_v=10.87 Starbox catalog
names=Gl 687, BD +68°946, LHS 450, LTT 15232, GCTP 4029.00, SAO 17568, LFT 1364, CHARA 62Aa, G240-063, Vys 322, HIP 86162.

GJ 687 is a dwarf red star in the constellation Draco.

This is one of the closest stars to the Sun and lies at an approximate distance of less than 15 light years. The star has a high proper motion across the sky, advancing 1.304 arc seconds per year. It has a net relative velocity of about 39 km/s.

GJ 687 is suspected of being a close binary star system.

ee also

* List of nearest stars

External links

* [http://www.ari.uni-heidelberg.de/aricns/cnspages/4c01428.htm ARICNS entry]
* [http://www.hs.uni-hamburg.de/~st1h314/starpage.cgi?identifier=1010 NEXXUS page]