The nearest Stars: YZ Ceti (original) (raw)

Inconspicuous red dwarf, which is a flare star.

Constellation: Cetus
Distance: 12.2 light-years
Spectral class: M4.5
Visual magnitude: 12.05
Luminosity: 0.00018 * Sun
Mass: 0.085 * Sun
Radial velocity: 28 km/sec

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Photo: ESO Online Digitized Sky Survey