Barnard's Star
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| Barnard's Star | |
| Stellar characteristics | |
|---|---|
| Constellation | Ophiuchus |
| Right ascension (Epoch J2000) | 17h 57m 48.5s |
| Declination (Epoch J2000) | +04° 41' 36" |
| Spectral type | M4 Ve |
| Distance from Sol | 5.98 ± 0.003 ly |
| Other designations | Barnard's Runaway Star, BD+04°3561a, GCTP 4098.00, Gl 140-024, Gliese 699, HIP 87937, LFT 1385, LHS 57, LTT 15309, Munich 15040, Proxima Ophiuchi, V2500 Ophiuchi, Vyssotsky 799 |
Barnard's Star, also known occasionally as Barnard's Runaway Star, is a very low-mass red dwarf star approximately six light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Ophiuchus (the Snake-holder). In 1916, astronomer E.E. Barnard measured its proper motion as 10.3 arcseconds per year, which remains the largest-known proper motion of any star relative to the Sun.
In the 1970s, Barnard's Star was the proposed destination for the British space exploration Project Daedalus, because it was then believed to have a planetary system.
Barnard's Star in Fenspace
GCU Yuri Gagarin has since made a solo mission to Barnard's Star.
