Kapteyn's Star
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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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