Table 5: Parameters of the secondary star in EX Hya compared with those of Gl551 (Proxima Cen).

Parameter
EX Hya B Gl5511


Spectral type

dM $5.5\pm 0.5$ dM5.5
Temperature $T_{\rm eff}$ (K)   $3042\pm117$
Distance d (pc) $64.5\pm 1.2$ $1.295\pm 0.007$
K (mag) $12.89\pm0.11$ 4.36
$M_{\rm K}$ (mag) $8.83\pm 0.12$ $8.80\pm 0.02$
Mass M ($M_\odot$) $0.108\pm 0.008$ $0.123\pm 0.006$
Radius R ($R_\odot$) $0.1516\pm 0.0034$ $0.145\pm 0.011$
Velocity amplitude K2 (km s-1) $432.4\pm 4.8$  
Systemic velocity $\gamma$ (km s-1) $-58.2\pm1.0$  

1) From Ségransan et al. (2003).

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