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Depicts: Gliese 105A, HD16160, Gliese 105C
Copyright: D. Golimowski (Johns Hopkins University), and NASA

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.
Last Update: 1 September 2019
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