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The closest encounter to the Sun so far predicted is the low-mass orange dwarf star Gliese 710 / HIP 89825 with roughly 60% the mass of the Sun. [4] It is currently predicted to pass 0.1696 ± 0.0065 ly (10 635 ± 500 au) from the Sun in 1.290 ± 0.04 million years from the present, close enough to significantly disturb the Solar System's Oort ...
Picture Galaxy Type Distance from Earth Magnitude Group Membership Notes Diameter (ly) Millions of light-years Mpc M m - Milky Way: SBbc 0.0265 (to the galactic center) [2] 0.008 [2] ...
Nearest galaxy cluster Virgo Cluster: The Virgo Cluster is at the core of the Virgo Supercluster. The Local Group is a member of the supercluster, but not the cluster. Most distant galaxy group Nearest galaxy group Local Group: 0 distance This is the galaxy group that our galaxy belongs to. Nearest neighbouring galaxy group IC 342/Maffei Group
The Sun is the closest G-type star to the Earth. This is a list of G-type stars within 40 light years. Name Distance Spectral type Stellar radius (R ...
Associated star or cluster Constellation Average distance (light-years) Age (million years) Note Reference Oceanus: Luhman 16: 6-160 510 Closest moving group. [2] Castor Moving Group: Castor, DX Cancri, Vega, Fomalhaut, etc. <80 Disputed existence. Ursa Major association: Alioth, Mizar, Merak, etc. Ursa Major: 80 414 [3] AB Doradus moving group ...
In this map of the Observable Universe, objects appear enlarged to show their shape. From left to right celestial bodies are arranged according to their proximity to the Earth. This horizontal (distance to Earth) scale is logarithmic.
At a distance of about 444 light-years, it is among the nearest star clusters to Earth and the nearest Messier object to Earth, being the most obvious star cluster to the naked eye in the night sky. It is also observed to house the reflection nebula NGC 1432, an HII region. [10]
NGC 6397 (also known as Caldwell 86) is a globular cluster in the constellation Ara that was discovered by French astronomer Nicolas-Louis de Lacaille in 1752. [9] It is located about 7,800 light-years from Earth, [3] making it one of the two nearest globular clusters to Earth (the other one being Messier 4).