Nearby star

Gliese 876

Also GJ 876 · IL Aquarii · Ross 780

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A red dwarf with four planets, the first red dwarf found to have one.

Measured

Distance: 15 light-years
Constellation: Aquarius
Position (J2000): RA 22h 53m 17s, Dec −14.26°

How far, from the Sun

15.2 light-years. To cross it:

Light15.2 years
Voyager 1's speed271,000 years
Driving at 100 km/h164 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 M3.5V (SIMBAD).
At magnitude 10.19 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

How it was found

Its first planet, Gliese 876 b, was found in 1998.

Where this comes from

Gaia DR3 parallax 214.0380 ± 0.0356 mas, Gaia DR3 2603090003484152064 (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.