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Kruger 60

Also DO Cephei · GJ 860

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A pair of red dwarfs in Cepheus that orbit each other every 44.6 years.

Measured

Distance
13 light-years
Constellation
Cepheus
Position (J2000)
RA 22h 27m 59s, Dec +57.70°

How far, from the Sun

13.1 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light13.1 years
  • Voyager 1's speed232,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h141 million years

Voyager 1 at the speed it moved outward over the year to 2026-10-25 (JPL Horizons). Driving: nonstop, never refuelling.

Facts

  • The fainter star, DO Cephei, is a flare star.
  • At magnitude 9.59 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR2 parallax 249.3926 ± 0.1653 mas, Gaia DR2 2007876324466455424 (Gaia Collaboration 2018, A&A 616, A1); no Gaia DR3 parallax
  • 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.