Estrela de Barnard vs Proxima Centauri
| Propriedade |
Estrela de Barnard
|
Proxima Centauri
|
| Designação |
N/A |
N/A |
| Constelação |
N/A |
Centaurus |
| Classe Espectral |
N/A |
Class M — M-type (Red) |
| Magnitude Aparente |
+9.54 |
+11.01 |
| Magnitude Absoluta |
13,24
|
15,45
|
| Distância |
6.0 ly |
4.2 ly |
| Massa |
N/A
|
N/A
|
| Raio |
N/A
|
N/A
|
| Temperatura |
N/A
|
N/A
|
| Luminosidade |
N/A
|
N/A
|
Principais Diferenças
- ◆ Both are nearby red dwarf stars invisible to the naked eye.
- ◆ Barnard's Star has the highest proper motion of any known star (10.3 arcseconds per year).
- ◆ Proxima Centauri is closer at 4.24 light-years; Barnard's Star is 5.96 light-years away.
- ◆ Proxima Centauri has confirmed exoplanets in the habitable zone; Barnard's Star has only a sub-Earth candidate.
- ◆ Barnard's Star will make its closest approach to the Sun in about 10,000 years.