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Table 1

Stellar parameters for Gl 581 and Proxima compiled from the literature.

Gl 581 Proxima


Parameter Value Ref. Value Ref.
V (mag) 10.560 ± 0.02 1 11.13 2
J (mag) 6.706 ± 0.026 3 5.357 ± 0.023 3
RA (J2000) 15 1926.83 4 14 2942.95 4
Dec (J2000) −07 43 20.2 4 −62 40 46.2 4
μα cos δ (mas/yr) −1221.278 4 −3781.741 4
μδ (mas/yr) −97.229 4 −20.578 4
Parallax (mas) 158.718 ± 0.030 4 768.067 ± 0.050 4
Distance (pc) 6.3005 ± 0.0012 4 1.3012 ± 0.0003 4
Spectral Type M3.0 V 5 M 5.5 V 6
L (L) 0.01237 ± 0.00007 8 0.0016 ± 0.0006 4
Teff (K) 3367 ± 91 11 2900 ± 100 15
Fe/H −0.21 ± 0.11 11 −0.18 ± 0.11 11
M (M) 0.295 ± 0.010 12 0.1221 ± 0.0022 9
R (R) 0.302 ± 0.005 12 0.141 ± 0.021 7
Prot (days) 132.5 ± 6.3 13 83.2 ± 1.6 10
Pcycle (days) ~1400 14 6560 ± 85 10

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