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Wolf 424

Also GJ 473 · FL Virginis

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A pair of very small red dwarfs orbiting each other.

Measured

Distance
14 light-years
Constellation
Virgo
Position (J2000)
RA 12h 33m 17s, Dec +9.02°

How far, from the Sun

14.1 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light14.1 years
  • Voyager 1's speed251,000 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

  • Spectral type M5.5V (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 12.47 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 231.1185 ± 0.5119 mas, Gaia DR3 3902874650602495232 (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.