Van Maanen's Star

Measured

Distance

14 light-years

Constellation

Pisces

Position (J2000)

RA 0h 49m 10s, Dec +5.39°

How far, from the Sun

14.1 light-years. To cross it:

• Light14.1 years
• Voyager 1's speed250,000 years
• Driving at 100 km/h152 million years

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

Facts

• Its 1917 spectrum is now seen as the earliest evidence of planetary debris around another star.

How it was found

• Adriaan van Maanen discovered it in 1917 from its fast motion across the sky.

Where this comes from

• Gaia DR3 parallax 231.7800 ± 0.0183 mas, Gaia DR3 2552928187080872832 (Gaia Collaboration 2023, A&A 674, A1)

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