82 G. Eri

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Its story

82 G. Eridani is one of the most Sun-like stars known close to home: a yellow G-class dwarf, slightly older and metal-poorer than our own Sun, lying just 20 light-years away in the sinuous celestial river of Eridanus. Astronomers have detected several planets in orbit around it, making it one of the most thoroughly studied nearby exoplanetary systems. Its light crosses to us in less than a single human generation.

Constellation: Eridanus
Apparent magnitude: 4.26
Distance: 19.7 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 49.979° · Dec -43.070°
Catalogue: HIP 15510 · HD 20794

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