Nearby star
LP 816-60
A red dwarf — a small, cool star far fainter than the Sun — one of the Sun's neighbours within 20 light-years.
Measured
- Distance
- 18 light-years
- Constellation
- Capricornus
- Position (J2000)
- RA 20h 52m 33s, Dec −16.97°
How far, from the Sun
18.3 light-years. To cross it:
- Light18.3 years
- Voyager 1's speed326,000 years
- Driving at 100 km/h198 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 M4V (SIMBAD).
- At magnitude 11.46 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.
Where this comes from
- Gaia DR3 parallax 177.9312 ± 0.0365 mas, Gaia DR3 6882963066420161664 (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.