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Barnard's Star

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Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus. At a distance of 5.96 light-years from Earth, it is the fourth-nearest known individual star to the Sun after the three components of the Alpha Centauri system, and the closest star in the northern celestial hemisphere.

Facts
Object Type
Red dwarf star 1
Mass
0.162 M(sun) 1
Discovery Year
1916 2
Classification
Constellation
Ophiuchus 1
Catalogue
Other or Uncatalogued 1
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In Constellation

Also in Divinity Atlas: the constellation this subject lies in.

Sources
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationBarnard's Star, infobox (Mass)
Quote, Barnard's Star, infobox (Mass)
0.162+/-0.007 M(sun)
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2. Barnard's Star (Wikipedia)
  • Barnard's Star, lead section
    a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
  • Barnard's Star, Wikipedia - lead section, catalogue classification
    Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
  • Barnard's Star, Wikipedia - lead section, constellation
    Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
  • Article text: discovery
    in 1916 measured its proper motion as 10.3 arcseconds per year
  • In Category: Celestial Objects, Barnard's Star, Wikipedia summary
  • In Group: Red Dwarfs, Lead sentence
    Barnard's Star is a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus.
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Wikidata: Barnard's Star
Wikidata Q14268, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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