Nearby star

Gliese 687

Also GJ 687

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A red dwarf — a small, cool star far fainter than the Sun — one of the Sun's neighbours within 20 light-years.

Measured

Distance: 15 light-years
Constellation: Draco
Position (J2000): RA 17h 36m 26s, Dec +68.34°

How far, from the Sun

14.8 light-years. To cross it:

Light14.8 years
Voyager 1's speed264,000 years
Driving at 100 km/h160 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 M3.0V (SIMBAD).

How it was found

It has a Neptune-mass planet, found in 2014.

Where this comes from

Gaia DR3 parallax 219.7898 ± 0.0210 mas, Gaia DR3 1637645127018395776 (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.