The nearest Stars: Gliese & Jahreiss 1061 (original) (raw)

A very small red dwarf.

Constellation: Horologium
Distance: 11.9 light-years
Spectral class: M5.5
Visual magnitude: 13.03
Luminosity: 0.000072 * Sun
Mass: 0.113 * Sun
Radial velocity: -20 km/sec

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Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey