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Barnard's Star

Red Dwarf 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.

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Object Type
Red dwarf star 1
Mass
0.162 M(sun) 1
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1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationBarnard's Star, lead section
Quote, Barnard's Star, lead section
a small red dwarf star in the constellation of Ophiuchus
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationBarnard's Star, infobox (Mass)
Quote, Barnard's Star, infobox (Mass)
0.162+/-0.007 M(sun)
1. Wikipedia (space and spaceflight articles)
Wikimedia FoundationIn Category: Celestial Objects, Barnard's Star, Wikipedia summary
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