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Gliese 205

Also GJ 205 · Wolf 1453 · HD 36395

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A red dwarf in Orion, at about magnitude 8.

Measured

Distance
19 light-years
Constellation
Orion
Position (J2000)
RA 5h 31m 27s, Dec −3.68°

How far, from the Sun

18.6 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light18.6 years
  • Voyager 1's speed331,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h201 million years

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

Facts

  • Spectral type M1.5Ve (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 7.97 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 175.3131 ± 0.0204 mas, Gaia DR3 3209938366665770752 (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.