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LSR J1835+3259

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An ultracool dwarf at the very bottom of the main sequence, with aurorae like a planet's.

Measured

Distance
19 light-years
Constellation
Lyra
Position (J2000)
RA 18h 35m 38s, Dec +33.00°

How far, from the Sun

18.6 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light18.6 years
  • Voyager 1's speed330,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h200 million years

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

Facts

  • Radio and optical observations together found aurorae on it (Hallinan et al. 2015).
  • Spectral type M8.5V (SIMBAD).

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 175.7930 ± 0.0468 mas, Gaia DR3 2091177593123254016 (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.