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Lalande 21185

Also GJ 411 · HD 95735

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A nearby red dwarf of about magnitude 7.5, among the closest star systems to the Sun.

Measured

Distance
8.3 light-years
Constellation
Ursa Major
Position (J2000)
RA 11h 03m 20s, Dec +35.97°

How far, from the Sun

8.3 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light8.3 years
  • Voyager 1's speed148,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h89.6 million years

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

Facts

  • It is among the brightest red dwarfs in the solar neighbourhood.
  • Jérôme Lalande catalogued it in his 1801 star catalogue.
  • It has about 39% of the Sun's mass.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 392.7529 ± 0.0321 mas, Gaia DR3 762815470562110464 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)

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