Andromeda
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Ross 248

Also HH Andromedae · GJ 905

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A red dwarf — a small, cool star far fainter than the Sun — one of the Sun's neighbours within 20 light-years.

Measured

Distance
10 light-years
Constellation
Andromeda
Position (J2000)
RA 23h 41m 55s, Dec +44.18°

How far, from the Sun

10.3 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light10.3 years
  • Voyager 1's speed183,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h111 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 moving towards us; in about 36,000 years it will pass within about 3 light-years.
  • Spectral type M5.0V (SIMBAD).

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 316.4812 ± 0.0444 mas, Gaia DR3 1926461164913660160 (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.