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Gliese 832

Also GJ 832 · HD 204961

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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
16 light-years
Constellation
Grus
Position (J2000)
RA 21h 33m 34s, Dec −49.01°

How far, from the Sun

16.2 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light16.2 years
  • Voyager 1's speed288,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h175 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 M1.5V (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 8.67 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

How it was found

  • It has a Jupiter-like planet in an orbit of about 10.5 years (NASA Exoplanet Archive, as of October 2026), found in 2008.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 201.3252 ± 0.0237 mas, Gaia DR3 6562924609150908416 (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.