Fastest Proper Motion

Barnard's Star

Barnard's Star has the fastest apparent motion across the sky of any star — 10.3 arcseconds per year. It will pass within 3.75 light-years of the Sun in roughly 10,000 years, becoming the closest star to Earth. A dim red dwarf, it is the se

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