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Gliese 876
Mouse cursor over Sky Map shows star labels. Cursor over the green "focus" marker reveals "distance view," where larger stars are closer. (Browser must allow scripts or be Javascript enabled to view these details. Sky Map view from "Stars in the NeighborHood" software) |
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Sky Position:
Move your mouse over the map, at left, and you can see that Gliese 876 is hidden amongst a few winter constellations — Aquarius, Capricornus, and Piscis Austrinus. We say "hidden" because, even at only 4.73 parsecs (15.4 light years), Gliese 876 is more than four magnitudes too dim to be seen without a telescope. Comparably dim and slightly closer is Luyten 789-6 — one of Gliese 876's next-door neighbors. |
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Hover mouse cursor over distance scale to change from parsecs to light years.
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Looking back toward Sol from Gliese 876. (Sky Map view from "Stars in the NeighborHood" software) |
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Alien Skies™:
The view from Gliese 876 toward our home shows both Sol and Luyten 789-6 (Gliese 866) embedded in the Earthly constellation of Leo, the lion. Even though the neighboring star (Luyten 789-6) is little more than 1 parsec away, it is rather unspectacular in brightness — in fact, invisible to the naked eye.
Our sun is tagged by the yellow focus marker when you hover your mouse cursor over the Sky Map. Cursor over either the yellow or green marker will reveal the distance view.
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Neighbor, Gliese 825. (Sky Map view from "Stars in the NeighborHood" software) |
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Alien Skies™:
Looking toward the bright, Centauri expanse with its young and distant stars. In the foreground stands our star's neighbor, Gliese 825, at 2.54 parsecs (8.28 light years).
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