Luyten 726-8 [SEP] constellation
Luyten 726-8
Luyten 726-8, also known as Gliese 65, is a binary star system that is one of Earth's nearest neighbors, at about 8.7 light years from Earth in the constellation Cetus. Luyten 726-8B is also known under the variable star designation UV Ceti, being the archetype for the class of flare stars.
Star system.
The star system was discovered in 1948 by Willem Jacob Luyten in the course of compiling a catalog of stars of high proper motion; he noted its
Luyten (disambiguation)
Willem Jacob Luyten (1899–1994) was a Dutch-American astronomer.
Luyten may also refer to:
- Luyten (surname), with a list of other people with the surname Luyten
- 1964 Luyten, an asteroid named after Willem Jacob Luyten
- Luyten's Star, a red dwarf in the constellation Canis Minor
- Luyten b (more commonly known as GJ 273b), a confirmed exoplanet orbiting Luyten's Star
- Luyten 726-8 (also known as Gliese 65