Name | Proxima Centauri | ||
Distance | 1.295 pc | ![]() |
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Spectral type | M5.5V | ||
Apparent magnitude V | 11.13 | ||
Mass | 0.12 (± 0.015) MSun | ![]() |
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Age | — | ||
Effective temperature | 3050.0 (± 100.0) K | ![]() |
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Radius | 0.141 (± 0.021) RSun | ![]() |
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Metallicity [Fe/H] | — | ||
Detected Disc | — | ||
Magnetic Field | — | ||
RA2000 | 14:29:42.9 | ||
Dec2000 | -63:10:10 | ||
Alternate Names | alpha Cen C, GL 551, HIP 70890 | ||
Planetary system | 2 planets |
The Copernican Principle Rules Out BLC1 as a Technological Radio Signal from the Alpha Centauri System
2021
SIRAJ A. & LOEB A.
arxiv
A Search for Optical Laser Emission from Proxima Centauri
2021
MARCY G.
MNRAS, submitted
arxiv
Revisiting Proxima with ESPRESSO
2020
MASCARENO A., FARIA J., FIGUEIRA P., LOVIS Ch., DAMASSO M. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., 639, A77
paper arxiv
A New Method For Studying Exoplanet Atmospheres Using Planetary Infrared Excess
2020
STEVENSON K.
ApJ. Letters, accepted
arxiv
Proxima Centauri -- the nearest planet host observed simultaneously with AstroSat, Chandra and HST
2020
LALITHA S., SCHMITT J., SINGH K., SCHNEIDER P., PARKE LOYD R. et al.
MNRAS, 498, 3658
paper arxiv
The large-scale magnetic field of Proxima Centauri near activity maximum
2020
KLEIN S., DONATI J.-F., HEBRARD E., ZAIR B., FOLSOM C. et al.
MNRAS, in press
paper arxiv
Monitoring the radio emission of Proxima Centauri
2020
PERZ-TORRES M., GOMEZ J., ORTIZ J., LETO P. et al.
Astron. & Astrophys., accepted
arxiv
A Flare-Type IV Burst Event from Proxima Centauri and Implications for Space Weather
2020
ZIC A., MURPHY T., LYNCH Ch., HEALD G., LENC E. et al.
ApJ
paper
arxiv
EvryFlare III: Temperature Evolution and Habitability Impacts of Dozens of Superflares Observed Simultaneously by Evryscope and TESS
2020
HOWARD W., CORBELT H., LAW N., RATZLOFF J., GALLIHER N. et al.
ApJ, 902, 115
paper arxiv
Perturbation of Compact Planetary Systems by Distant Giant Planets
2016
HANSEN, B.
MNRAS, submitted
arxiv
paper
ADS