Lalande 21185

distance

At 8.304 light-years (2.546 parsecs) away it is one of the stars nearest to the Solar System; only the Alpha Centauri system, Barnard’s Star, Wolf 359, and the brown dwarfs Luhman 16 and WISE 0855−0714 are known to be closer.

future

In approximately 19,900 years it will be at its closest, about 4.65 ly (1.43 pc) from the Sun, just over half its present distance.

other designations

Gliese 411
HD 95735
HIP 54035

path on GitHub

https://github.com/davepinch/pinchy.cc/blob/master/content/topics/astronomy/stars/lalande-21185/lalande-21185.md

random

Then said they unto him, Who art thou? that we may give an answer to them that sent us. What sayest thou of thyself? John 1:22 KJV

star of

Ursa Major

tags

star

Wikidata

https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q683605

Wikipedia

Lalande 21185 (Wikipedia) Lalande 21185 (also known as BD+36 2147, Gliese 411, and HD 95735) is a star in the south of Ursa Major. It is the apparent brightest red dwarf in the northern hemisphere. Despite this, and being relatively close by, it is very dim (as are all red dwarfs), being only magnitude 7.5 in visible light and thus too faint to be seen with the unaided eye. The star is visible through a small telescope or binoculars.