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Kapteyn's Star

Kapteyn's Star is a Star approximately 12.79 lightyears from Earth's Solar System.

Some facts about Kapteyn's Star

Parallax: 0.255 arcsecs
Spectral type: M0 V
Radial velocity: 246.3 km/s
Proper Motion: 8.671 arcsecs/year
Apparent Visual Magnitude: 8.86
Absolute Visual Magnitude: 10.9
Luminosity: 0.013 Solar Luminosities

See also:

List of nearest stars
Space

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