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
Discovery Year Classification
Constellation In the Other Atlases
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)
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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