Gliese 783
Encyclopedia
Gliese 783 is a binary star
system in the constellation
of Sagittarius
. It is 19.87 light years
from Earth
, and it has an absolute magnitude
of +5.32. In space, Gliese 783 is approaching the solar system
at a velocity
of approximately 140 kilometers per second. At this rate, it will be 6.7 light years away in 40,000 years, and ten times brighter than its current state. The two stars are separated by an angle of 7.1", corresponding to a distance of about 43 AU
s.
Binary star
A binary star is a star system consisting of two stars orbiting around their common center of mass. The brighter star is called the primary and the other is its companion star, comes, or secondary...
system in the constellation
Constellation
In modern astronomy, a constellation is an internationally defined area of the celestial sphere. These areas are grouped around asterisms, patterns formed by prominent stars within apparent proximity to one another on Earth's night sky....
of Sagittarius
Sagittarius (constellation)
Sagittarius is a constellation of the zodiac, the one containing the galactic center. Its name is Latin for the archer, and its symbol is , a stylized arrow. Sagittarius is commonly represented as a centaur drawing a bow...
. It is 19.87 light years
Light Years
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from Earth
Earth
Earth is the third planet from the Sun, and the densest and fifth-largest of the eight planets in the Solar System. It is also the largest of the Solar System's four terrestrial planets...
, and it has an absolute magnitude
Absolute magnitude
Absolute magnitude is the measure of a celestial object's intrinsic brightness. it is also the apparent magnitude a star would have if it were 32.6 light years away from Earth...
of +5.32. In space, Gliese 783 is approaching the solar system
Solar System
The Solar System consists of the Sun and the astronomical objects gravitationally bound in orbit around it, all of which formed from the collapse of a giant molecular cloud approximately 4.6 billion years ago. The vast majority of the system's mass is in the Sun...
at a velocity
Velocity
In physics, velocity is speed in a given direction. Speed describes only how fast an object is moving, whereas velocity gives both the speed and direction of the object's motion. To have a constant velocity, an object must have a constant speed and motion in a constant direction. Constant ...
of approximately 140 kilometers per second. At this rate, it will be 6.7 light years away in 40,000 years, and ten times brighter than its current state. The two stars are separated by an angle of 7.1", corresponding to a distance of about 43 AU
Astronomical unit
An astronomical unit is a unit of length equal to about or approximately the mean Earth–Sun distance....
s.