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Table 2

Stellar properties of Proxima.

Parameter Value Ref.
RA (J2000) 14:29:42.9461 1
Dec (J2000) −62:40:46.1647 1
μα · cos δ (mas yr−1) −3781.741 1
μδ (mas yr−1) −20.578 1
Parallax (mas) 768.067 ± 0.050 1
Distance (pc) 1.3012 ± 0.0003 1
mB (mag) 12.95 ± 0.01 2
mV (mag) 11.13 ± 0.01 2
Spectral type M5.5V 3
L* (L) 0.00151 ± 0.00008 4
Teff (K) 2900 ± 100 5
M* (M) 0.1221 ± 0.0022 6
R* (R) 0.141 ± 0.021 4
i(°) 47 ± 7 7
Prot GP (days) 83.2 ± 1.6 0
Pcycle (days) 6560 ± 85 0
HZ inner edge (au) 0.03731 ± 0.0075 8
HZ outer edge (au) 0.088 ± 0.017 8
HZ inner period (days) 7.5 ± 2.2 8
HZ outer period (days) 27.3 ± 7.8 8

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