---
title: "HIP 22627"
url: "https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-22627"
release: "DR1"
licence: "CC-BY-SA-4.0"
citation: "SpaceCatalog. HIP 22627 [catalogue entry]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-22627"
---

# HIP 22627

HIP 22627 is an M2V red dwarf in the constellation [Orion](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/orion), 40.08 ly from Earth, shining at apparent magnitude 11.94 (V). Other catalogues list it as GJ 179 and Gl 179.

## At a glance

- **WHAT IT IS:** Red dwarf
- **HOW FAR:** 40.08 ly — The light arriving now left it that long ago.
- **HOW BRIGHT (V):** 11.94 — A small telescope reaches it.
- **WHERE TO LOOK:** [Orion](https://spacecatalog.org/constellation/orion) — The patch of sky it sits in, as seen from Earth.

## Properties

| Quantity | Value |
| --- | --- |
| CLASS | M2V red dwarf |
| DISTANCE FROM EARTH | 40.08 ly — by parallax |
| APPARENT MAGNITUDE (V) | 11.94 |
| ABSOLUTE MAGNITUDE (V) | 11.49 |
| CONSTELLATION | Orion |
| RIGHT ASCENSION (J2000) | 04h 52m 05.7s |
| DECLINATION (J2000) | +06° 28′ 35.5″ |

## Catalogue data

### WHAT KIND OF THING IT IS

What the object is in itself, rather than how it happens to look from here.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type | M2V |
| Surface temperature | 3300 K |
| Luminosity (visual) | 0.00220191 L☉ |
| Surface gravity (log g) | 4.89 |
| Metallicity (\[Fe/H\]) | 0.36 ±0.04 |

### HOW BRIGHT IT IS

What the light adds up to, measured through one filter at a time. A magnitude is a brightness on a backwards scale — the smaller the number, the brighter the object.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Colour index (B−V) | 1.59 |
| Variable magnitude, brightest | 11.85 |
| Variable magnitude, faintest | 12.08 |

### WHERE IT IS AND HOW IT MOVES

Position, motion across the sky and the size it covers on it. These are measurements of the object as seen from here, so every one of them depends on where here is.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Proper motion (RA) | 146.09 mas/yr |
| Proper motion (Dec) | −310.14 mas/yr |
| Radial velocity | −7.8 km/s |

### WHERE THESE FIGURES CAME FROM

Which catalogue, paper or model each of the fields above was read from, where the source named one.

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Spectral type from | SIMBAD (1986AJ.....92..139S, quality C) |
| Stellar parameters from | Spectroscopic determinations compiled from the literature (PASTEL, Soubiran+ 2016) |
| Metallicity from | One spectroscopic determination, compiled from the literature (PASTEL, Soubiran+ 2016) |

## Also known as

- Exoplanet host: GJ 179
- Gliese: Gl 179
- HIP: HIP 22627

## Source

[HYG Database v4.1](https://github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database) — CC-BY-SA-4.0

The producer asks: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

How this was made: https://spacecatalog.org/methods#source-hyg

## Cite this page

SpaceCatalog. HIP 22627 \[catalogue entry\]. Data release DR1 (2026-08-21). https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-22627

```bibtex
@misc{spacecatalog_hip-22627,
  author       = {{SpaceCatalog}},
  title        = {{HIP 22627}},
  howpublished = {SpaceCatalog, data release DR1 (2026-08-21)},
  year         = {2026},
  url          = {https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-22627},
  note         = {Catalogue entry, data release DR1 (2026-08-21). Values from HYG Database v4.1.}
}
```

HYG Database v4.1 — CC-BY-SA-4.0

Acknowledgement the producer asks for: HYG Database v4.1, Astronexus (github.com/astronexus/HYG-Database). Fields derived from it stay under CC BY-SA 4.0.

The page itself, with its pictures, the sky map and the observing tools: https://spacecatalog.org/object/hip-22627