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Gliese 687

Giclas 240-63, LHS 450, HIP 86162

Red dwarf in Draco

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Proper Name	None
Bayer Designation	None
Flamsteed Number	None
HR (BSC)	None
HD	None
Other Designations	Gliese 687, Giclas 240-63, LHS 450, HIP 86162
Constellation	Draco
Right Ascension	17h 36m 26s
Declination	+68° 20' 21"
Distance	14.8 light years 4.5 parsecs
Magnitude	Apparent: +9.22 Absolute: +10.93
Spectral Class	M3V red dwarf
Planets in this system	Gliese 687 b, gas giant Gliese 687 c, gas giant
Optimum Visibility	June / July (Usually visible from northern latitudes)

The orange overlay image and the slight offset from centre of Gliese 687 in this image represent its proper motion against the background stars. Though a close neighbour of the Sun, Gliese 687 is exceptionally faint (it emits approximately one three hundredth as much light as the Sun). For comparion, the brighter star seen here to the north of Gliese 687, eighth-magnitude HD 160861, is more than a hundred times farther from the Sun, but nonetheless outshines Gliese 687 as seen from Earth. Imagery provided by Aladin sky atlas

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