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Groombridge 34

Also GJ 15 · GX Andromedae · GQ Andromedae

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A pair of red dwarfs in Andromeda, with planets around the brighter one.

Measured

Distance
12 light-years
Constellation
Andromeda
Position (J2000)
RA 0h 18m 23s, Dec +44.02°

How far, from the Sun

11.6 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light11.6 years
  • Voyager 1's speed206,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h125 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 M2V + M3.5V (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 8.14 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 280.7068 ± 0.0203 mas, Gaia DR3 385334230892516480 (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.