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Wolf 1055

Also GJ 752 · VB 10

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A red dwarf with a far fainter companion, VB 10, long one of the least massive stars known.

Measured

Distance
19 light-years
Constellation
Aquila
Position (J2000)
RA 19h 16m 55s, Dec +5.17°

How far, from the Sun

19.3 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light19.3 years
  • Voyager 1's speed343,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h208 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 M3-V (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 9.12 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 169.0615 ± 0.0239 mas, Gaia DR3 4293318823182081408 (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.