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Groombridge 1618

Also GJ 380 · HD 88230

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An orange dwarf star in Ursa Major, cooler and smaller than the Sun.

Measured

Distance
16 light-years
Constellation
Ursa Major
Position (J2000)
RA 10h 11m 22s, Dec +49.45°

How far, from the Sun

15.9 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light15.9 years
  • Voyager 1's speed282,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h171 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 K6VeFe-1 (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 6.61 (V) it is just past the usual naked-eye limit of about 6.5; binoculars show it.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 205.3148 ± 0.0224 mas, Gaia DR3 823773494718931968 (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.