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GJ 1245

Also V1581 Cygni

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A triple system of small red dwarfs in Cygnus.

Measured

Distance
15 light-years
Constellation
Cygnus
Position (J2000)
RA 19h 53m 55s, Dec +44.41°

How far, from the Sun

15.2 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light15.2 years
  • Voyager 1's speed270,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h164 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • Its two brighter stars, A and B, are flare stars.
  • Spectral type M5.5Ve (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 13.13 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 214.5745 ± 0.0476 mas, Gaia DR3 2079073928612821760 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)
  • This research has made use of the SIMBAD database, CDS, Strasbourg, France (Wenger et al. 2000, A&AS 143, 9).
  • This research has made use of the VizieR catalogue access tool, CDS, Strasbourg, France (DOI: 10.26093/cds/vizier).

Every catalogue Ouranos draws is credited on the credits page.