<p>They come from Gliese's catalog of nearby stars (various editions and co-author), the number is the star's catalog number.</p>

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<p>There are exoplanets called Gliese 581c, Gliese 581d etc. I assume their star is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581" rel="nofollow">Gliese 581</a>. So where does this Gliese come from?</p>

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Why stars are named Gliese?
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# Why stars are named Gliese?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2015-01-11)

There are exoplanets called Gliese 581c, Gliese 581d etc. I assume their star is [Gliese 581](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_581). So where does this Gliese come from?

**Tags:** star, exoplanet, naming


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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2015-01-11. Score: 7 | Accepted answer

They come from Gliese's catalog of nearby stars (various editions and co-author), the number is the star's catalog number.


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