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'''GJ 1062''' is a [[red dwarf|M2]] [[star class|class]] [[star]] located in the [[night sky]] at [[Right ascension]] 03<sup>h</sup> 38<sup>m</sup> 15<sup>s</sup> and [[declination]] -11° 29” 2 in the [[constellation]] of [[Eridanus (constellation)| Eridanus]]. The star has a total [[Proper Motion]] of 3.033 [[Minute of arc#Astronomy|"/]][[year|yr]] making it the 25<sup>th</sup> fastest moving star and it has a has a [[radial velocity]] of -18[[kilometres per second|km/s]]. At a [[Distance measures (cosmology)| distance]] of 16.03 [[parsec]]s and with a [[absolute magnitude]] of 13.1 this [[star]] has an [[apparent magnitude]] of 14.6 when [[Astronomical observation| viewed]] from [[earth]].
'''GJ 1062''' is a [[red dwarf|M2]] [[star class|class]] [[star]] located in the [[night sky]] at [[Right ascension]] 03<sup>h</sup> 38<sup>m</sup> 15<sup>s</sup> and [[declination]] -11° 29” 2 in the [[constellation]] of [[Eridanus (constellation)| Eridanus]]. The star has a total [[Proper Motion]] of 3.033 [[Minute of arc#Astronomy|"/]][[year|yr]] making it the 25<sup>th</sup> fastest moving star and it has a has a [[radial velocity]] of -18[[kilometres per second|km/s]]. At a [[Distance measures (cosmology)| distance]] of 16.03 [[parsec]]s and with a [[absolute magnitude]] of 13.1 this [[star]] has an [[apparent magnitude]] of 14.6 when [[Astronomical observation| viewed]] from [[earth]].

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GJ 1062 is a M2 class star located in the night sky at Right ascension 03h 38m 15s and declination -11° 29” 2 in the constellation of Eridanus. The star has a total Proper Motion of 3.033 "/yr making it the 25th fastest moving star and it has a has a radial velocity of -18km/s. At a distance of 16.03 parsecs and with a absolute magnitude of 13.1 this star has an apparent magnitude of 14.6 when viewed from earth.

The star is also known as LHS20, YPC 757.00 and Ross 578.

References

  • University of Heidelberg. "ARICNS ARI Data Base for Nearby Stars". Retrieved 31 July 2012.
  • Martin V. Zombeck Handbook of Space Astronomy And Astrophysics Cambridge University Press. 2007 page 86.