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UCAC4 195-119117

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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
17 light-years
Constellation
Norma
Position (J2000)
RA 15h 40m 44s, Dec −51.03°

How far, from the Sun

17.4 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light17.4 years
  • Voyager 1's speed309,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h187 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 an ultracool dwarf of type M7.
  • Spectral type M7.0V (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 12.74 (Gaia G) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 187.7290 ± 0.0496 mas, Gaia DR3 5985290231327158144 (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.