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Gliese 829

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Semi-amplitude (K2) (secondary)
  
7001187000000000000♠18.7±0.1 km/s

Gliese 829 is a double-lined spectroscopic binary system of two red dwarf stars in the constellation of Pegasus. They have a high proper motion of 1.08 arcseconds per year along a position angle of +69.58°. Based upon parallax measurements, the stars are at a distance of about 22 light years from the Sun. The system will make its closest approach to the Sun around 91,000 years from now when it achieves a perihelion distance of 17.65 ly (5.410 pc).

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Gliese 829 Wikipedia