Cool Star
This is a Hubble Space Telescope picture of one of the least massive and coolest stars even seen (upper right). It is a diminutive companion to the K dwarf star called GL 105A (also known as HD 16160) seen at lower left. The binary pair is located 27 light-years away in the constellation Cetus.
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About the Image
NASA press release
NASA caption
NASA caption
| Id: | opo9533a |
| Type: | Observation |
| Release date: | 14 September 1995, 06:00 |
| Size: | 324 x 185 px |
About the Object
| Name: | Gliese 105A, Gliese 105C, HD 16160 |
| Type: | • Milky Way : Star : Spectral Type : K • X - Stars Images/Videos |
| Distance: | 23 light years |
Colours & filters
| Band | Telescope |
| Infrared Near-IR |
Hubble Space Telescope WFPC2 |
