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Gliese 667 C

Also GJ 667 C

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A red dwarf in a triple-star system with planets, at least one in its habitable zone.

Measured

Distance
24 light-years
Constellation
Scorpius
Position (J2000)
RA 17h 18m 59s, Dec −35.00°

How far, from the Sun

23.6 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light23.6 years
  • Voyager 1's speed420,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h255 million years

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

Facts

  • From its planets, the two other suns of this triple system would look like a pair of very bright stars.
  • Its distance comes from a Gaia parallax: the tiny yearly shift in its position as the Earth circles the Sun.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 138.0663 ± 0.0283 mas, Gaia DR3 5975663354131618304 (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.