Barnard's Star

The planet orbiting Barnard's Star

System: Barnard’s Star

Primary Star: Gliese 699

Stellar Type: M4V ☼

Companion Star(s): None

Distance from Earth: 5.96 ly

Distance to Wormhole: 5.96 ly (Sol)

Constellation: Ophiuchus

Region: Sol

Population: 2,000

Summary:

Barnard’s Star is a dim red dwarf located just under 6 light years from Sol and is the second closest star to Sol.  The system contains a planet , with a thin atmosphere, orbiting just under 1 AU from the sun.  Even at this close distance the planet is still very cold because of the dimness of the star.  A scientific research station was built to study red dwarfs is now abandoned, only occasionally being inhabited by vagrants and criminals.

Closest Inhabited Systems: