SIPS 1259-4336

SIPS 1259-4336
Observation data
Epoch J2000      Equinox J2000
Constellation Centaurus
Right ascension 12h 59m 04.71s
Declination −43° 36 24.4
Astrometry
Parallax (π)276 ± 41[1] mas
Distanceapprox. 12 ly
(approx. 3.6 pc)
Other designations
Database references
SIMBADdata

SIPS 1259-4336 is a nearby red dwarf star, located in constellation Centaurus at 11.8 light-years from Earth,[1] or, according unpublished RECONS trigonometric distance estimate, taken from website en.allexperts.com, at 25.4 light-years from Earth.[2]

History of observations

Discovery of SIPS 1259-4336 was published in 2005 by Deacon et al. The star was detected by its high proper motion from the Southern Infrared Proper Motion Survey (SIPS).[1]

Distance

There is an unpublished trigonometric distance estimate from website en.allexperts.com: Tom Whiting e-mailed Todd Henry from RECONS team around 2008, and the reply was that theirs unpublished distance estimate of SIPS 1259-4336 is 7.79±0.05 parsecs (25.4±0.2 light-years).[2]

As of May 2015, the only published distance estimates of SIPS 1259-4336 besides trigonometric parallax with high uncertainty from the star's discovery paper (276±41 mas[1]) is a parallax without error (~128 mas) from Burgasser et al. (2015). References of SIPS 1259-4336 data, including the parallax, were Deacon et al. (2005a) and T. Henry, priv. comm.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Deacon, N. R.; Hambly, N. C.; Cooke, J. A. (2005). "Southern infrared proper motion survey. I. Discovery of new high proper motion stars from first full hemisphere scan". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 435 (1): 363–372. arXiv:astro-ph/0412127Freely accessible. Bibcode:2005A&A...435..363D. doi:10.1051/0004-6361:20042002.
  2. 1 2 en.allexperts.com, Astronomy/SIPS 1259-4336
  3. Burgasser, Adam J.; Gillon, Michaël; Melis, Carl; Bowler, Brendan P.; Michelsen, Eric L.; Bardalez Gagliuffi, Daniella; Gelino, Christopher R.; Jehin, E.; Delrez, L.; Manfroid, J.; Blake, Cullen H. (2015). "WISE J072003.20-084651.2: an Old and Active M9.5 + T5 Spectral Binary 6 pc from the Sun". The Astronomical Journal. 149 (3): 104. arXiv:1410.4288Freely accessible. Bibcode:2015AJ....149..104B. doi:10.1088/0004-6256/149/3/104.

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