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Gliese 570

Also GJ 570 · KX Librae · HD 131977

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A quadruple system: an orange dwarf, a pair of red dwarfs, and a distant cold brown dwarf, Gliese 570 D.

Measured

Distance
19 light-years
Constellation
Libra
Position (J2000)
RA 14h 57m 28s, Dec −21.42°

How far, from the Sun

19.2 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light19.2 years
  • Voyager 1's speed341,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h207 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 K4V (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 5.72 (V) its brightest star is just visible to the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 169.8843 ± 0.0653 mas, Gaia DR3 6232511606838403968 (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).

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