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YZ Canis Minoris

Also GJ 285 · Ross 882

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A young red dwarf flare star in Canis Minor.

Measured

Distance
20 light-years
Constellation
Canis Minor
Position (J2000)
RA 7h 44m 40s, Dec +3.55°

How far, from the Sun

19.5 light-years. To cross it:

  • Light19.5 years
  • Voyager 1's speed347,000 years
  • Driving at 100 km/h211 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 M4.0Ve (SIMBAD).
  • At magnitude 11.23 (V) it is too faint to see with the naked eye.

Where this comes from

  • Gaia DR3 parallax 166.9769 ± 0.0343 mas, Gaia DR3 3136952686035250688 (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.