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Mark Fisher
1999-2008
SO25300.5+165258
A very faint star of the type known as a red dwarf. Only recently discovered, SO25300.5+165258 is notable for being just 7.8 light years from the Solar System, making it the third nearest stellar system to the Sun. Only the stars of the Alpha Centauri system, and Barnard's Star (which is also a faint red dwarf) are closer than this newly located star.
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