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V1428 Aquilae

Gliese 752, Ross 652, Wolf 1055
VB 10, Van Biesbroeck's Star (B component only)

Proper NameThe B component is sometimes known as 'Van Biesbroeck's Star'
Bayer DesignationNone
Flamsteed NumberNone
Variable DesignationV1428 Aquilae
Other DesignationsGliese 752, Ross 652, Wolf 1055
The B component is separately designated VB 10
HR (BSC)None
HD180617
ConstellationAquila
Right Ascension19h 16m 55s
Declination+5° 10' 8"
Distance19.3 light years
5.9 parsecs
MagnitudeApparent: +9.11
Absolute: +10.27
Spectral ClassM3.5V red dwarf
Planets in this systemGliese 752 b (HD 180617 b, V1428 Aquilae b), gas giant
Optimum VisibilityJuly / August
NotesThis is a binary system less than twenty light years from the Sun, consisting of two red dwarf stars. Each of these is small and faint, but the B component (individually known as Van Biesbroeck's Star) is one of the smallest and faintest stars known, with less than a tenth of the of the mass of the Sun. The primary star V1428 Aquilae A is known to have at least one planet, a small gas giant following a close orbit around its cool red parent star.

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