Gliese 581 star system

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The Gliese 581 star system is a nearby red dwarf system in the constellation Libra that gained prominence for its potentially habitable exoplanets and as a target for interstellar messages from Earth.

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All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Gliese 581 5
GJ 581 1
Gliese 581 planetary system 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf planetary system
apparentMagnitude 10.56
catalogIdentifier Gliese 581 star system self-linksurface differs
surface form: GJ 581

Gliese 581 star system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gliese 581

HO Librae
declination −07° 43′ 20″
discoveryMethodOfPlanets radial velocity
distanceFromEarth approximately 20.3 light-years
approximately 6.2 parsecs
hasCandidateExoplanet Gliese 581f
Gliese 581g
Gliese 581h
hasControversialPlanetClaims Gliese 581f
Gliese 581g
Gliese 581h
hasEffectiveTemperature approximately 3500 K
hasExoplanet Gliese 581b
Gliese 581c
Gliese 581d
Gliese 581e
hasHabitableZonePlanetsStatus disputed habitability of some planets
hasHostStarVariabilityType flare star (low activity)
hasLuminosityRelativeToSun approximately 0.013 solar luminosities
hasMassRelativeToSun approximately 0.31 solar masses
hasNumberOfConfirmedPlanets at least four
hasPlanetaryOrbitalDetectionTechnique Doppler spectroscopy
hasPlanetarySystemStatus well-studied exoplanet system
hasPrimaryStar Gliese 581 star system self-linksurface differs
surface form: Gliese 581
hasProperMotion high proper motion star
hasRadialVelocity approximately −9 km/s
hasRadiusRelativeToSun approximately 0.29 solar radii
hasResearchInterest exoplanet habitability
radial velocity signal analysis
stellar activity impact on planets
hasStellarClass M3V
hasStellarType red dwarf system
locatedInConstellation Libra
messageTransmissionYear 1999
2003
2008
metallicity sub-solar
notableFor early super-Earth exoplanet discoveries
potentially habitable exoplanets
target of interstellar messages from Earth
partOf Milky Way
rightAscension 15h 19m 26.8s
spectralType M3V
wasTargetOfMessage A Message From Earth
Cosmic Call
surface form: Cosmic Call 2

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

A Message From Earth destinationStarSystem Gliese 581 star system
Gliese 581c orbits Gliese 581 star system
this entity surface form: Gliese 581
Gliese 581c hostStar Gliese 581 star system
this entity surface form: Gliese 581
Gliese 581c inHabitableZoneOf Gliese 581 star system
this entity surface form: Gliese 581
Gliese 581c system Gliese 581 star system
this entity surface form: Gliese 581 planetary system
Gliese 581c locatedIn Gliese 581 star system
this entity surface form: Gliese 581 system
Gliese 581 star system hasPrimaryStar Gliese 581 star system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gliese 581
Gliese 581 star system catalogIdentifier Gliese 581 star system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gliese 581
Gliese 581 star system catalogIdentifier Gliese 581 star system self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: GJ 581