Ross 248
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Ross 248, also called HH Andromedae or Gliese 905, is a small star approximately Template:Convert<ref name="apjss82"/> from Earth in the northern constellation of Andromeda. Despite its proximity it is too dim to be seen with the naked eye.<ref name=routray2004/> It was first catalogued by Frank Elmore Ross in 1926 with his second list of proper-motion stars;<ref name=aj36_856_124/> on which count it ranks 261st in the SIMBAD database. It was too dim to be included in the Hipparcos survey. In about 40,000 years, Voyager 2 will pass 1.7 light-years (9.7 trillion miles) from the star.
Within the next 80,000 years, Ross 248 is predicted to be the nearest star to the Sun for around 9,000 years, overtaking the current nearest star, the triple system Alpha Centauri.
CharacteristicsEdit
This star has about 14% of the Sun's mass and 19% of the Sun's radius, but only 0.2% of the Sun's luminosity. It has a stellar classification of M6 V,<ref name=apj704_2_975/> which indicates it is a type of main-sequence star known as a red dwarf. This is a chromospherically-active star.<ref name=poveda_allen_christine1996/> With high probability, there appears to be a long-term cycle of variability with a period of 4.2 years. This variability causes the star to range in visual magnitude from 12.23 to 12.34.<ref name=aj107_3_1135/> In 1950, this became the first star to have a small variation in magnitude attributed to spots on its photosphere as it rotates,<ref name="ssr22"/> a class known as BY Draconis variables.<ref name=gcvs/>
Examining the proper motion of Ross 248 has found no evidence of a brown dwarf or stellar companion orbiting between 100–1,400 AU,<ref name=aj123_4_2027/> and other unsuccessful searches have been attempted using both the Hubble Space Telescope Wide Field Planetary Camera<ref name="apj119"/> and by near-infrared speckle interferometry.<ref name=aaa325_159/> Long-term observations by the Sproul Observatory show no astrometric perturbations by any unseen companion.<ref name="ssr22"/>
Distance from the SunEdit
The space velocity components of this star in the galactic coordinate system are Template:Nowrap = [[[:Template:Val]], Template:Val, Template:Val] km/s.<ref name="apjss82"/> The trajectory of Ross 248 will bring it closer to the Solar System. In 1993, Matthews projected that in about 33,000 years it would enter a period of about 9,000 years as the closest star to the Sun, as close as Template:Convert in 36,000 years.<ref name=Matthews1993/> A more precise estimate in 2022 has it approaching to within Template:Cvt in 36,500 years.<ref name=Bailer-Jones_2022/>
Any future spacecraft that escaped the Solar System with a velocity of 25.4 km/s would reach this star 37,000 years from now, when the star just passes its nearest approach. By comparison, the Voyager 1 has an escape velocity of 16.6 km/s.<ref name=baa217_552/>
Voyager 2 is not headed toward any particular star, although in roughly 42,000 years, it will pass the star Ross 248 at a distance of 1.7 light-years.<ref name="Bailer-Jones2019"/>
The closest stellar neighbors to Ross 248 are the binary systems Groombridge 34, at 1.8 light-years away, and Kruger 60, at 4.5 light-years.<ref name=solstation/> Template:Clear left
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