SCR 1845-6357

Measured

Distance

13 light-years

Constellation

Pavo

Position (J2000)

RA 18h 45m 05s, Dec −63.96°

How far, from the Sun

13.1 light-years. To cross it:

• Light13.1 years
• Voyager 1's speed232,000 years
• Driving at 100 km/h141 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 M8.5V (SIMBAD).
• At magnitude 17.4 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

How it was found

• Its T-type brown dwarf companion was found in 2006.

Where this comes from

• Gaia DR3 parallax 249.6651 ± 0.1330 mas, Gaia DR3 6439125097427143808 (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.