BD+45°2505 System

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BD+45°2505 is also known as Fur46, HD 155876, Gl 661, and informally known as Proxima Hecrulis (there are nearer brown dwarves in the constellation though). Nearby binary red dwarf system in Hercules separated by 4.49 AU on a highly eccentric (0.73) orbit. Star A is also known as LHS 433, while Star B is also known as LHS 434. Gerard Kuiper first discovered the star was binary in 1934, giving the system the name Kui79.

BD+45°2505 System Web Pages

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gliese_661
• http://ourstellarneighborhood.blogspot.com/2007/10/gj-661-ab.html
• http://www.solstation.com/stars/pc10rds.htm
• http://www.astrostudio.org/xhip.php?hip=84140

BD+45°2505 System In the News

Orbit Detailed (1949)

• http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1949AJ.....54..163V

See Also

• Aliases: Kuiper 79 System, Furujelm 46 System, Gliese 661 System, LHS 433 System, LHS 434 System, HD 155876 System
• Nearest White Main Sequence Star: Vega System