Luyten's Star (GJ 273) is a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor located at a distance of from the Sun. It has a visual magnitude of 9.9, making it too faint to be viewed with the unaided eye. It is named after Willem Jacob Luyten, who, in collaboration with Edwin G. Ebbighausen, first determined its high proper motion in 1935.
Luyten's Star
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