BB Capricorni System

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BB Capricorni is also known as Gl 831, Wolf 922 A, and LHS 511. Nearby triple red dwarf system. Star A is a variable star. B was discovered in 1987 and was one of the lowest mass stars known at the time. It is observed at 1.74 AU away. C is of unknown spectral type.

BB Capricorni System Web Pages

• http://ourstellarneighborhood.blogspot.com/2007/11/wolf-922-ab.html
• http://www.astrostudio.org/xhip.php?hip=106255

BB Capricorni System In the News

Evidence of unseen companion (1979)

• http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.2307/40677608?uid=3739736&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&uid=3739256&sid=21101653883537

B Discovered (1987)

• http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/1987AJ.....93.1245M

See Also

• Aliases: Gliese 831 System, Wolf 922 System, LHS 511 System, BB Capricorni System
• Nearest Orange Dwarf Star: CD-27°14659 System