Gliese 832 (Gl 832 or GJ 832) is a red dwarf of spectral type M2V in the southern constellationGrus.[8] The apparent visual magnitude of 8.66[2] means that it is too faint to be seen with the naked eye. It is located relatively close to the Sun, at a distance of 16.2 light years[1] and has a high proper motion of 818.16 milliarcseconds per year.[1] Gliese 832 has just under half the mass and radius of the Sun.[8] Its estimated rotation period is a relatively leisurely 46 days.[3] The star is roughly 6 billion years old.[6]
This star achieved perihelion some 52,920 years ago when it came within an estimated 15.71 ly (4.817 pc) of the Sun.[9]
Gliese 832 emits X-rays.[10] Despite the strong flare activity, Gliese 832 is producing on average less ionizing radiation than the Sun. Only at extremely short radiation wavelengths (<50nm) does its radiation intensity rise above the level of quiet Sun, but does not reach levels typical for active Sun.[11]
Planetary system
Gliese 832 hosts one known planet, with a second planet having been refuted in 2022.[6]
In September 2008, it was announced that a Jupiter-like planet, designated Gliese 832 b, had been detected in a long-period, near-circular orbit around this star, with a false alarm probability of a negligible 0.05%. It would induce an astrometric perturbation on its star of at least 0.95 milliarcseconds and is thus a good candidate for being detected by astrometric observations. Despite its relatively large angular distance, direct imaging is problematic due to the star–planet contrast.[2] The orbital solution of the planet was refined in 2011.[13] In 2023, an astrometric detection of the planet was announced, determining its inclination and revealing a true mass 80% the mass of Jupiter.[12]
Gliese 832 c
Gliese 832 c was believed to be of super-Earth mass.[8] It was announced to orbit in the optimistic habitable zone but outside the conservative habitable zone of its parent star.[14] The planet Gliese 832 c was believed to be in, or very close to, the right distance from its sun to allow liquid water to exist on its surface.[8] However, doubts were raised about the existence of planet c by a 2015 study, which found that its orbital period is close to the stellar rotation period.[3] The existence of the planet was refuted in 2022, when a study found that the radial velocity signal shows characteristics of a signal originating from stellar activity, and not from a planet.[6]
The region between Gliese 832 b and where Gliese 832 c would be is a zone where additional planets are possible.[15]
Search for cometary disc
If this system has a comet disc, it is not "brighter than the fractional dust luminosity 10−5" according to a 2012 Herschel study.[16]
^ abcSuárez Mascareño, A.; et al. (September 2015), "Rotation periods of late-type dwarf stars from time series high-resolution spectroscopy of chromospheric indicators", Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, 452 (3): 2745–2756, arXiv:1506.08039, Bibcode:2015MNRAS.452.2745S, doi:10.1093/mnras/stv1441, S2CID119181646.
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B. C. Matthews; forthcoming study promised in Lestrade, J.-F.; Matthews, B. C.; Sibthorpe, B.; Kennedy, G. M.; Wyatt, M. C.; Bryden, G.; Greaves, J. S.; Thilliez, E.; Moro-Martín, A.; Booth, M.; Dent, W. R. F.; Duchêne, G.; Harvey, P. M.; Horner, J.; Kalas, P.; Kavelaars, J. J.; Phillips, N. M.; Rodriguez, D. R.; Su, K. Y. L.; Wilner, D. J. (2012). "A DEBRIS Disk Around The Planet Hosting M-star GJ581 Spatially Resolved with Herschel". Astronomy and Astrophysics. 548: A86. arXiv:1211.4898. Bibcode:2012A&A...548A..86L. doi:10.1051/0004-6361/201220325. S2CID53704989.