Ross 614

Measured

Distance

13 light-years

Constellation

Monoceros

Position (J2000)

RA 6h 29m 23s, Dec −2.81°

How far, from the Sun

13.4 light-years. To cross it:

• Light13.4 years
• Voyager 1's speed238,000 years
• Driving at 100 km/h145 million years

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

Facts

• At magnitude 11.1 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

How it was found

• Its faint companion, Ross 614 B, was first seen in 1955.

Where this comes from

• Gaia DR2 parallax 242.9659 ± 0.8833 mas, Gaia DR2 3117120863523946368 (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).

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