23 Librae

23 Librae (23 Lib) is a star in the zodiac constellation Libra, making it visible from most of the Earth's surface. With an apparent visual magnitude of 6.45, it requires dark skies and good seeing conditions to see this star with the naked eye. It has a planetary system with two confirmed extrasolar planets.

23 Librae
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Libra
Right ascension 15h 13m 28.6669s
Declination −25° 18 33.6534
Apparent magnitude (V) 6.45
Characteristics
Spectral type G5 V
B−V color index +0.70
Astrometry
Radial velocity (Rv)+4.7 km/s
Proper motion (μ) RA: −400.147(26) mas/yr
Dec.: −75.253(27) mas/yr
Parallax (π)38.1946 ± 0.0370 mas
Distance85.39 ± 0.08 ly
(26.18 ± 0.03 pc)
Details
Mass1.07+0.03
−0.08
 M
Radius1.25±0.04 R
Surface gravity (log g)4.30 cgs
Temperature5585±50 K
Metallicity [Fe/H]0.25±0.02 dex
Rotational velocity (v sin i)2.17 km/s
Age8.4+1.6
−1.4
to 11.1+1.5
−3.7
 Gyr
Other designations
CD−24° 11928, GJ 579.4, HD 134987, HIP 74500, HR 5657, SAO 183275
Database references
SIMBADdata
Exoplanet Archivedata
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