Gliese 229

Measured

Distance

19 light-years

Constellation

Lepus

Position (J2000)

RA 6h 10m 35s, Dec −21.86°

How far, from the Sun

18.8 light-years. To cross it:

• Light18.8 years
• Voyager 1's speed334,000 years
• Driving at 100 km/h203 million years

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

Facts

• Gliese 229 B, first imaged in 1994 and announced in 1995, was one of the first two brown dwarfs confirmed; Teide 1 was published weeks earlier.
• Spectral type M1V (SIMBAD).

How it was found

• In 2024 Gliese 229 B was found to be two brown dwarfs orbiting each other every 12 days.

Where this comes from

• Gaia DR3 parallax 173.5740 ± 0.0170 mas, Gaia DR3 2940856402123426176 (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.